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January 23, 2026

Maternal Health Awareness Day: Why Clean Air is Crucial

Each year on January 23, Maternal Health Awareness Day calls national attention to the health, safety, and well-being of mothers before, during, and after pregnancy. First recognized nationally in 2021 and led by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists...

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November 14, 2025

The Role of Air Quality in Preventing and Managing Diabetes

November 14 is World Diabetes Day, when the global health community focuses on raising awareness of diabetes and how to prevent, manage, and live well with it. This year’s theme from the World Health Organization emphasizes that “diabetes can affect...

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September 19, 2025

HEPA in Austin Air Purifiers Shown to Lower Blood Pressure

A new study published last month, in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) has found that using portable high-efficiency particulate air (Certified HEPA Material) purifiers at home can lower systolic blood pressure in adults with elevated baseline...

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August 8, 2025

Why DIY Air Purifiers Aren’t Reliable for Clean Indoor Air

As wildfires worsen and air quality plummets across many parts of the country, people are getting creative about protecting their lungs. One viral DIY trend that’s gained traction in recent years is a makeshift air purifier built by attaching HVAC...

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July 18, 2025

New Research: Cleaner Air Leads to Better Gut Health

We’ve long known that the air we breathe can shape our respiratory health—but new research is showing that indoor air pollution may also impact something deep inside our bodies: our gut microbiome and virome. That’s right. A recent randomized controlled...

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July 11, 2025

The Hidden Toll of Wildfires: A Crisis Beyond the Flames

Wildfires are among the most dramatic and destructive events of our time—burning homes, displacing communities, and reshaping entire landscapes. But beyond the visible devastation, a quieter and more insidious crisis is unfolding. As the climate warms and wildfires become more...

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June 26, 2025

How the U.S. Heat Dome Is Worsening Air Pollution

As the most recent heat dome has tightened its grip across the United States the past few days, scorching more than 90 million people under triple-digit temperatures, another invisible threat is building alongside the heat: polluted air. From New York...

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June 13, 2025

Air Pollution Meets True Crime with THREE Serial Killers

In Caroline Fraser’s new book Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers (Penguin Press), a chilling but overlooked factor emerges from the shadows of true crime history: environmental toxins. 1 Fraser reveals that three of history’s most...

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June 5, 2025

ONGOING AIR QUALITY ALERT: Canadian Wildfires

Updated: Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM (EST) Canadian wildfire smoke continues to impact air quality across the United States, with significant effects observed in the Upper Midwest and Northeast regions. In Minnesota, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)...

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