AQ-PAGER: 2026-09-26


Air Quality Periodic Articles & Grouped Environmental Reads [main page]

Diagnosing urban environmental health in non-attainment cities: a multi-decadal satellite-based framework integrating heat, air pollution and blue-green infrastructure (URBAN-HEALTH – 2000-2024)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2210670726006554

Air Quality during and after the 2025 Los Angeles, California Fires and the Utility of Potassium as a Fire Tracer
https://pubs.acs.org/aeacd5/article-abstract/doi/10.1021/acsestair.6c00085/5429760/Air-Quality-during-and-after-the-2025-Los-Angeles

A Global Dataset of Surface NO2 Estimation Based on Machine Learning Using Process-based Information
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-026-08329-2

Quantifying seasonal PM2.5 variability, aerosol composition, and health burden using a multi-model CTM-InMAP framework over Punjab, Pakistan
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1352231026005868

Premature mortality and economic losses attributable to landscape fire-related PM2·5 in ten countries and territories: a causal analysis
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(26)00079-3/fulltext

A global, historical, harmonized land-use dataset spanning 1900 to 2023 at 0.05° resolution reconstructed based on remote sensing and statistical data
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-026-08281-1

Spatial modeling of ambient PM2.5 and population exposure in Addis Ababa using land use regression
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259016212600081X

Methane Inversion inter-Comparison (MICA): A Multi-model Estimation of Regional and National Emissions in Asia
https://essd.copernicus.org/preprints/essd-2026-420/

Co-benefits of residential heat electrification through interstate grid interconnections in Northeast Asia
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277278312600052X

A Multi-Model Assessment of the Air Quality and Health Impacts of U.S. Energy Decarbonization
https://pubs.acs.org/esthag/article/doi/10.1021/acs.est.6c02914/5431796

Simulating Regional-Scale Aerosol Radiative Effects of Wildfire Smoke Using a High-Resolution Coupled Meteorology-Chemistry Model: HRRR-Chem
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025JD046147

The role of air quality and pollution in obstructive sleep apnea: insights from recent studies
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17476348.2026.2736322

Accounting for vertical variations in urban heat and air pollution exposure
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-026-00835-6

Can sustainable aviation fuel use provide substantial health co-benefits to populations around United States airports?
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0958305X261488287

Numerical modeling on the mechanisms of chlorine chemistry in snowpack and their impact on secondary atmospheric pollution
https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/20/5435/2026/

Distinct transport pathways leading to the onset of wintertime high-PM2.5 episodes in Seoul, Republic of Korea
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259016212600105X

Economic-boom-driven electricity demand linked to urban air pollution and health in India
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44284-026-00518-9

2026 could be the turning point on climate action, Al Gore says
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/2026-could-be-the-turning-point-on-climate-action-al-gore-says/

9 ‘boundaries’ keep Earth livable. We’ve breached 7 of them
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/9-boundaries-keep-earth-livable-weve-breached-7-of-them/

This year’s El Niño just broke another sobering record
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-years-el-nino-just-broke-another-sobering-record/

Would you wear an air-quality sensor on your body?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/what-on-earth-bill-air-quality-art-9.7356388

Improved air quality linked to better mental development in toddlers, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/18/improved-air-quality-pollution-mental-development-toddlers-new-york-study

Could weather patterns predict India’s worst air pollution months?
https://airqualitynews.com/headlines/could-weather-patterns-predict-indias-worst-air-pollution-months/

This weather threat costs us billions. And it’s about to get worse.
https://www.vox.com/climate/504064/hail-damage-climate-change-insurance-science-ncar

Trump speculates on diesel fuel export ban as high prices ripple across US economy
https://theconversation.com/trump-speculates-on-diesel-fuel-export-ban-as-high-prices-ripple-across-us-economy-292323

Why winter cold spells are getting milder
https://theconversation.com/why-winter-cold-spells-are-getting-milder-288038

There’s something you can do now to cool your home next summer – and it’s far cheaper than air conditioning
https://theconversation.com/theres-something-you-can-do-now-to-cool-your-home-next-summer-and-its-far-cheaper-than-air-conditioning-291828

United States on track for record crude oil production in 2026
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=68125

Public companies produce most U.S. crude oil and natural gas
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=68184

Analysis: Global fossil-fuel emissions set to fall in 2026 amid Hormuz crisis
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-global-fossil-fuel-emissions-set-to-fall-in-2026-amid-hormuz-crisis

Analysis: India’s power-sector emissions flat for two years due to clean-energy surge
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-indias-power-sector-emissions-flat-for-two-years-due-to-clean-energy-surge

Explainer: How sea level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to humans, heritage and nature
https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-sea-level-rise-poses-an-existential-threat-to-humans-heritage-and-nature

Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs-are-now-nine-times-cheaper-than-petrol-or-diesel-to-drive-in-the-uk

Interactive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy
https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/china-plan-tracker/index.html

We need to rethink how we talk about climate change
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/we-need-to-rethink-how-we-talk-about-climate-change/

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