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Air Quality
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Mar. 27, 2024
Why Is My Apartment So Dusty All the Time?
It took several air monitors, a Ziploc of my own hair, and two scientists to find out.
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What New York Should Do Next Time There’s Smoke
According to the experts, basically the exact opposite of what we did this time.
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June 8, 2023
Learning to Live in the Smoke
What six years of California’s worst wildfires, and two kids, have taught me about getting by.
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It Was a Weird Day in New York
There’s a wild, chaotic feeling that comes over us as a city when it seems like no one is in charge.
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canada wildfires
June 6, 2023
Talking to an Air-Quality Expert About That Haze
Should you go outside? Wear a mask? Let us explain.
By
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the haze
July 20, 2021
New Yorkers: It Might Be Time to Get Yourself an Air-Quality App
This isn’t the last time you’re going to face wildfire smoke from the West.
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bad air
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Maybe You Should’ve Been Wearing a Mask in the Subway All Along
Air pollution at some stations is so bad that it’s like inhaling wildfire smoke.
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Alissa Walker
cityscape
Sept. 17, 2020
Wildfires on West Coast Have People Obsessing Over Air-Quality Apps
“I just caught myself cheering at a 142 after a day of 160s.”
By
Alissa Walker