Air Quality Content / Air Quality Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Wildfire, Smoke and Air Quality Experts /climate/news/climate-change-experts-wildfire-smoke-and-air-quality A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ wildfire, smoke and air quality experts list for media, updated for 2024. July 01, 2024 - 9:30am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/climate-change-experts-wildfire-smoke-and-air-quality Coal Train Pollution Increases Health Risks and Disparities /news/coal-train-pollution-increases-health-risks-and-disparities The first health impact study of coal train pollution centers on the San Francisco Bay Area, with ºÙºÙÊÓƵ scientists finding communities near passing coal trains suffer worse health outcomes. April 18, 2024 - 11:00am Katherine E Kerlin /news/coal-train-pollution-increases-health-risks-and-disparities Wildfire, Soil Emissions Increasing Air Pollution in Remote Forests /climate/news/wildfire-soil-emissions-increasing-air-pollution-remote-forests Nitrogen dioxide levels in remote forest areas are increasang, and wildfire and soil emissions are likely the reasons why, finds a ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study. August 29, 2023 - 2:00am Emily C Dooley /climate/news/wildfire-soil-emissions-increasing-air-pollution-remote-forests Climate Change Experts List /climate/news/climate-change-experts <p>The interdisciplinary nature of the University of California, Davis, yields a deep bench of <a href="https://climatechange.ucdavis.edu/">climate change</a> experts who can discuss with reporters various aspects of climate change and the many facets of life it touches.</p> <p>Find experts by category in the lists below:</p> August 05, 2023 - 12:14pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/climate-change-experts Coal Trains Increase Air Pollution in San Francisco Bay Area /climate/news/coal-trains-increase-air-pollution-san-francisco-bay-area A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study based in the Bay Area is the first to quantify coal train pollution in the urban U.S, indicating environmental justice concerns for Richmond and Oakland. April 27, 2023 - 9:00am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/coal-trains-increase-air-pollution-san-francisco-bay-area Keith Bein: Chasing Wildfire /climate/news/keith-bein-chasing-wildfire Air quality researcher Keith Bein uses a mobile lab to take air quality samples amid some of California's worst wildfire smoke. He's highlighted as part of a ºÙºÙÊÓƵ series about how scientists deal with climate anxiety in their work. August 08, 2022 - 10:00am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/keith-bein-chasing-wildfire Adopting Low-Carbon Energy Can Reduce Racial Disparities in Air Pollution /news/adopting-low-carbon-energy-can-reduce-racial-disparities-air-pollution <p><span><span>Switching to low carbon fuels for transportation, cooking, heating, power generation and other needs would help fight climate change and also reduce racial and ethnic disparities in exposure to air pollution, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis. </span></span></p> May 12, 2022 - 3:23pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/adopting-low-carbon-energy-can-reduce-racial-disparities-air-pollution Wildfire Smoke Exposure in Early Pregnancy Affects Infant Monkey Behavior /health/news/wildfire-smoke-exposure-early-pregnancy-affects-infant-monkey-behavior <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Infant monkeys conceived while their mothers were naturally exposed to wildfire smoke show behavioral changes compared to animals conceived days later, according to a new study from researchers at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis. The work is published April 1 in Nature Communications.&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> April 01, 2022 - 8:00am Andy Fell /health/news/wildfire-smoke-exposure-early-pregnancy-affects-infant-monkey-behavior VIDEO ADDED: ‘ºÙºÙÊÓƵ LIVE’ on Viruses, Smoke and Indoor Air Quality /news/media-advisory-uc-davis-live-viruses-smoke-and-indoor-air-quality <div class="align- url-embed"> <div class="responsive-embed"></div> </div> <div slot="column1"> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> October 29, 2021 - 1:10pm Andy Fell /news/media-advisory-uc-davis-live-viruses-smoke-and-indoor-air-quality Student-Built Air Purifiers Tackle Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19 /climate/what-can-i-do/student-built-air-purifiers-tackle-wildfire-smoke-and-covid-19 <p><span><span><span><span><span>Schools are facing many challenges this fall, including minimizing risks to students and staff from COVID-19 and wildfire smoke exposure. Air purifiers are one tool that can help.</span></span></span></span></span></p> September 20, 2021 - 4:42pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/what-can-i-do/student-built-air-purifiers-tackle-wildfire-smoke-and-covid-19