John Balmes

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or LBNL, found that carpets could serve as long-term “reservoirs” of tobacco pollutants in households frequently exposed to smoke in a recent study.

UC scientists and researchers discussed fire in the wildland-urban interface at the second UC wildfire symposium Wednesday.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed three UC Berkeley faculty members to state and county positions this week.

Amid California’s unprecedented fire season, UC Berkeley faculty discussed the health effects of poor air quality and safety measures Berkeley residents can take.

A study, roughly three years in the making, conducted by a team including UC Berkeley researchers revealed that the negative impacts of oil and gas production reach beyond pollution.

Researchers from Singapore-Berkeley Building Efficiency and Sustainability in the Tropics released guidelines April 24 for building ventilation, which aim to reduce indoor exposure to COVID-19.

UC Berkeley researchers participated in a recent study that found there is an association between ozone — an air pollutant that forms when pollution from cars, power plants and refineries react to sunlight — exposure and increased severity of asthma symptoms.

California has recently received criticism from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for not doing enough to improve its poor air quality, which was the worst in the U.S. last year.

The East Bay Regional Park District, a system of parklands and trails in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, has implemented extreme fire danger restrictions on all regional parks, according to its website.

Berkeley continues to have healthy air quality, despite the County Fire spreading ashes and smoke in the Bay Area throughout the weekend.