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Air quality

A man in the middle of a smog-filled street

Shutdowns have led to cleaner air quality. Is it sustainable?

Environment

Shutting down economies is giving us a glimpse of what the world could look like if less fuel was burned. One clear, immediate benefit? Less air pollution.

The tops of buildings are barely visible through a thick layer of smog.

Smothered by smog, activists are urging Poland to reconsider coal

Climate Change
Kathmandu's air quality is notorious. Now there's an Air Quality Index to measure just how bad.

Nepal’s air pollution threatens humans and glaciers

Health
Grand Canyon haze

Fighting the haze at the Grand Canyon

Environment
A group of people gather at a coffee shop in Shanghai to learn how to put together simple air filters with a fan and velcro.

If you can’t afford an expensive air filter to deal with the smog in China, you can build a DIY model

Business, Economics and Jobs
China smog

What deteriorating air quality looks like around the world

Environment

The Chinese government announced Monday that it plans to take more than five million vehicles off the road to improve air quality, including 330,000 cars in Beijing. This announcement comes only weeks after the World Health Organization announced that only 12 percent of cities reporting on air quality meet their standards for safe levels. With the help of our newsroom designers, we put together a list of places recently affected by deteriorating air quality and incidents of smog.The Chinese government announced Monday that it plans to take more than five million vehicles off the road to improve air quality, including 330,000 cars in Beijing. This announcement comes only weeks after the World Health Organization announced that only 12 percent of cities reporting on air quality meet their standards for safe levels. With the help of our newsroom designers, we put together a list of places recently affected by deteriorating air quality and incidents of smog.

Paper Mulberry

Hayfever sufferers, be warned — avoid at all costs the allergy capital of the world

Health & Medicine

If you suffer from spring allergies, take heart that you aren’t in Islamabad, Pakistan, where pollen counts are some of the highest in the world. Reporter Bina Shah just visited the city and couldn’t wait to get out.

Paper Mulberry

Hayfever sufferers, be warned — avoid at all costs the allergy capital of the world

Health & Medicine

If you suffer from spring allergies, take heart that you aren’t in Islamabad, Pakistan, where pollen counts are some of the highest in the world. Reporter Bina Shah just visited the city and couldn’t wait to get out.

The World

Smog Standard Still Hazy

EPA chief Stephen Johnson tightens the limit on ozone a little, but not as much as his science advisors wanted.

The World

Running through China’s pollution

Environment

BBC sports reporter Tom Fordyce put his own lungs on the line to sample the effects that air pollution could have on runners competing in the Beijing Olympics, and his 10-K run through the Chinese capital left him with a serious cough.