San Francisco is set to lose the majority of its bus lines
San Francisco is poised to close up to 40 of its busy 68 bus routes due to the financial strain caused by the coronavirus...
How to support environmental justice
When most of us think about the environment, we tend to conjure certain images. Clean waterways and national parks...
Environmental racism in America
The stretch of land along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans is riddled with petrochemical...
Scientists discover “pristine” fresh air in a unique location
It is difficult to think of a place on Earth where the air has yet to be contaminated by human activity. From metropolises...
Air pollution climbing back to pre-pandemic levels
Last month, news media around the world heralded cleaner skies as a byproduct of the pandemic-induced quarantines....
Solar-powered “bubble shield” focuses on physical distancing in public
As of May 5, more than 3.5 million people in 215 countries around the world have been infected with the novel coronavirus,...
Superblock of Sant Antoni reclaims Barcelona streets for pedestrians
As part of Barcelona’s efforts to reclaim its car-congested streets for pedestrians, the city has tapped architects...
Awair tracks 5 elements of air quality in your home
For San Francisco-based company Awair, “knowledge is power” when it comes to air quality. Co-founder Ronald...
Futuristic Safezone Shelter battles air pollution in Thailand with a green oasis
According to the World Air Quality Index of 2019, the city of Bangkok suffers from unhealthy levels of air pollution...
Futuristic air-purifying masks combat air pollution with innovative fan system
In a world where air pollution causes an estimated 7 million deaths annually, the fashion and health worlds are...
Bamboo electric bike is designed for Kathmandu locals and tourists
Designer and Fulbright scholar Lance Rake has teamed up with local bamboo builders at Abari in Kathmandu to design...
UDEM students and Daan Roosegaarde install a “Smog-Eating Billboard” in Monterrey
Under the guidance of Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde of Studio Roosegaarde, an interdisciplinary team of students...
The largest green wall in Europe will absorb 8 tons of air pollution per year
Located in London, U.K., the Citicape House by Sheppard Robson will feature a 40,000-square-foot green wall, the...
Shma’s Bangkok Green Link wants to add over 30 miles of greenways to Bangkok
At the 2019 Thai Urban Designers Association exhibition, landscape architecture studio Shma unveiled the Bangkok...
Architects design giant air purifying towers to fight Delhi’s air pollution
According to WHO, air quality in India’s capital of Delhi is among the worst in the world and is the fifth leading...
To reduce air pollution, New Delhi restricts cars to alternate days on the road
Air pollution in New Delhi has reached its worst levels this year, prompting the Indian government to legislate...
Research finds heart attacks and strokes surge on high pollution days in England
A new study published by King’s College London (KCL) reports that elevated levels of air pollution contribute...
EEA reports poor air quality caused premature deaths of 400,000 Europeans in 2016
Coal-fired power plants, vehicle-clogged highways and fossil-fuel spewing factories have contributed to the growing...
For 2019, the 10 worst cities for air quality are in California and Arizona
Since the enactment of the Clean Air Act in 1970, there has been growing awareness for the importance of good air...
Improving air quality in Europe could reduce asthma cases for children
Asthma among children — close to 67,000 new cases — is hitting home in 18 European countries because of small...
Giant totems in Poland warn against climate change catastrophe
In the heart of Poznań, Poland, artist Alicja Biała and architect Iwo Borkowicz have installed Totemy, a series...
Air pollution may decrease eggs in women’s ovaries
Air pollution doesn’t only affect your lungs as new research suggests air quality may also be linked to a decrease...
New sensor precisely measures air pollution
Scientists agree that air pollution shortens the lives of many Europeans every year, but they have a hard time...
Earliest human air pollution detected in glaciers
Researchers in Peru have discovered some of the earliest evidence of air pollution, and their report reveals new...
How to celebrate World Environment Day
Today, June 5, is World Environment Day! There are many ways that you can celebrate today, and you can use the...
Jakarta’s massive bus system pilots electric vehicles
Indonesia’s capital city, Jakarta, is piloting a program to transition from public buses to electric vehicles....
UNStudio envisions a “Garden City of the 21st Century” for India
UNStudio has unveiled designs for Karle Town Center (KTC), a new innovative tech campus in Bangalore, dubbed the...
Architects to transform two old railway yards into eco parks in Milan
OMA and Milan-based Laboratorio Permanente have won a competition to transform two abandoned railway yards in Milan...
Almost all U.S. national parks have polluted air
Sure, we know that cities can be congested and polluted, but at least we have the national parks to escape to when...
Amsterdam announces plan to ban all polluting cars by 2030
On Thursday, the city of Amsterdam announced its plan to replace all gasoline and diesel-powered cars and motorcycles...