Air Pollution Cuts Due To COVID-19 Might Ease States’ NAAQS Attainment

Massive cuts in air pollution as a result of sweeping restrictions on travel and economic activity during the COVID-19 pandemic might temporarily ease states’ attempts to attain federal ambient air limits, Northeastern air officials say, but there are also serious doubts about the legitimacy of air quality readings gathered during the virus crisis. As a result of mandates in many countries for the public to stay at home and curb outside activities, air quality researchers are seeing steep cuts in...