Life on Earth might have formed out of thin air and water | Popular Science

"This is essentially the chemistry behind the origin of life," Graham Cooks, an author of the study and professor of analytical chemistry at Purdue, said in a press release. "This is the first demonstration that primordial molecules, simple amino acids, spontaneously form peptides, the building blocks of life, in droplets of pure water. This is a dramatic discovery."

https://www.popsci.com/science/water-peptide-life-earth/

Boeing sued by flight attendants claiming plane design let 'toxic air' into cabin | TheHill

Three flight attendants are suing Boeing, claiming the company designed a plane that allows “toxic air” into the cabin that made them sick. The lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court on Tuesday asserts that the planes utilize a “bleed air system” that takes in air that allegedly contains various chemicals off the engines outside, The Chicago Tribune reported. ....
https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/aviation/480830-boeing-sued-by-flight-attendants-claiming-that-plane-design

This clean energy invention runs on nothing but cold, night air - PBS NewsHour

A new thermoelectric generator could bring light to one billion people who live without power…if market forces will let it....
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/this-clean-energy-invention-runs-on-nothing-but-cold-night-air

A Popular Benefit of Houseplants Is a Myth - The Atlantic:

The science is clear: Indoor vegetation doesn't significantly remove pollutants from the air. ....
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/03/indoor-plants-clean-air-best-none-them/584509/

U.S. Not Ranked the 'Cleanest' Country - FactCheck.org

President Donald Trump recently said "we've got the cleanest country in the planet right now" when it comes to "clean air" and "clean water." Rankings compiled by researchers at Yale and Columbia universities say otherwise. ....
https://www.factcheck.org/2018/08/u-s-not-ranked-the-cleanest-country/

A civil rights 'emergency': justice, clean air and water in the age of Trump | US news | The Guardian

The Trump administration is peeling away rules designed to protect clean air and water, fueling a growing urgency around the struggle for environmental justice, say political leaders, academics and activists....
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/20/environmental-justice-in-the-age-of-trump

15 states are suing over the Trump administration's delay of Obama-era air-quality standards -- Business Insider

Attorneys general from 15 states filed a legal challenge on Tuesday over the Trump administration's delay of Obama-era rules reducing emissions of smog-causing air pollutants. ..
http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-15-states-appeal-epa-delay-of-stricter-air-quality-standards-2017-8

Researchers Find A New Way To Make Water From Thin Air

Researchers have come up with a new way to extract water from thin air.

Literally. This isn't the first technology that can turn water vapor in the atmosphere into liquid water that people can drink, but researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley, say their approach uses less power and works in drier environments....
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/14/523796745/researchers-find-a-new-way-to-make-water-from-thin-air?ft=nprml&f=1001