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Clean Air Journal
The Science Behind Satellite-Based Air Quality Monitoring
By Ben Moose, Gasp Spring Intern In my last blog post, I provided an overview of the concept, methods, advantages, and disadvantages of remote atmospheric monitoring. In this post, I will describe,...
EPA Rolls Back Standards for Mercury Pollution from Coal- and Oil-Fired Power Plants
On April 16, 2020, in keeping with its deregulatory agenda, EPA finalized the supplemental cost finding and Risk and Technology review for the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which were...
My Approach to Handling the COVID-19 Crisis
It has been a little over a month since I worked in the Gasp office. Like many of you, I am yearning to know when we will resume being in one another’s physical presence. Meanwhile, the Gasp staff...
Report: Exposure to Air Pollution May Make COVID-19 Deadlier
A new study suggests that people diagnosed with COVID-19 who are exposed to high levels of particle pollution, or PM 2.5, are more likely to die from the disease. A team of researchers at the...
An Overview of Remote Atmospheric Monitoring
By Ben Moose, Gasp Intern What is remote atmospheric monitoring? Remote atmospheric monitoring, when used for air quality monitoring purposes, is the use of satellites and satellite instruments to...
Citizen Science in the Face of Coronavirus
Citizen Science (aka, Community Science) Citizen science is when the general public is engaged in the scientific process, whether testing hypotheses, collecting data, or seeking government action....