News + Media: Air Quality & Health
![A new MIT study finds that the health benefits associated with wind power could more than quadruple if operators prioritized turning down output from the most polluting fossil-fuel-based power plants when energy from wind is available. (Source: MIT) MIT-Windy-Impact-01_0.jpg](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/MIT-Windy-Impact-01_0.jpg?itok=GHT9RLm8)
![Photo: Crop residue burning in Punjab, India, is a major source of air pollution and threat to human health (Source: NASA) Eastham_NC_WEB.jpg](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/news/Eastham_NC_WEB.jpg?itok=ybYdfALi)
News Release
MIT News | Nov 14, 2022
![Photo: Being outdoors can be hazardous to your health in Anyang City, Henan Province, China (Source: Flickr/V.T. Polywoda) Atkinson_GMD_WEB.jpg](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/news/Atkinson_GMD_WEB.jpg?itok=r7DyKjVA)
News Release
MIT News | Oct 21, 2022
![Photo: AGU Fall Meeting Central Exhibit Hall (Source: AGU) AGU_2020_0.jpg](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/news/AGU_2020_0_0.jpg?itok=1T8i3A_z)
![A model of the Cooper SE, an electric vehicle that is eligible for tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Senate Democrats to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change. (David Zalubowski/AP) Selin_WashPost_WEB.jpg](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/Selin_WashPost_WEB.jpg?itok=8I08MdQJ)
In The News
Washington Post | Aug 05, 2022
![Photo: Taj Mahal, India (Source: vishnudeep dixitv) MIT_CGC-QA-Prediction-01-PRESS_WEB.jpg](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/news/arch-architectural-architectural-design-1260801-1200x661_WEB.jpg?itok=7oSQ_yow)
![The two leads on the Climate Grand Challenges flagship project "Bringing Computation to the Climate Challenge" are Raffaele Ferrari (left) and Noelle Selin. (Source: MIT) ferrari-selin_2shot_WEB.jpg](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/ferrari-selin_2shot_WEB_0.jpg?itok=402FTLaN)
In The News
WBUR | Jun 08, 2022
![Photo: A Clean Air Act provision could enable the U.S. to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels and toward low- and zero-carbon energy sources (Source: Flickr/U.S. Department of Agriculture) Yuan_ERL_WEB.jpg (](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/news/Yuan_ERL_WEB.jpg?itok=bcNzoz-6)
News Release
MIT News | Apr 25, 2022