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WHO guidelines, enshittification and wildfires across America
Only seven countries meet WHO air quality guidelines, and we are not even shocked.
Danny Ashton & Gisele Navarro
April 12, 2024
Hey there! We are slowly but surely figuring out this newsletter thing. We plan on sending monthly emails with the highlights of what’s been going on behind the scenes at HouseFresh and must-read air quality news, alwl packaged in a 5-minute read.
It's Friday, April 12, and we're sharing our latest air purifier reviews, answering some of the questions we received, and much more.
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AIR QUALITY IN THE NEWS
A quick round-up of air quality news from around the world. This is what has been happening across the globe.
The latest report from IQAir shows that only seven countries meet WHO air quality guidelines for PM2.5: Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand. (More)
Spikes in air pollution may increase suicide risk. High levels of particulate matter can alter brain chemistry. Bringing them down prevented tens of thousands of suicides in China. (More)
Thailand opens ‘clean air rooms’ to give respite from city pollution. Every district in Chiang Mai will have three safe havens after being choked by the world’s worst air quality since February. (More)
PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT HOUSEFRESH
We were invited to The Big Story. In this podcast episode, Gisele discussed how big media sites are duping readers into buying terrible air purifiers. Worth a listen. (More)
Linus Tech Tips reacted to our David VS Digital Goliaths article. In a segment of The WAN Show, Lunus and Luke share their experience testing and reviewing products in 2024. (More)
Why Google Search feels like it’s gotten worse. Verge Editor-in-Chief Nilay Patel and platforms reporter Mia Sato discuss our article on how fancy spam from big media publishers and Google's failure to take action against it are killing independent sites. (More)
Cory Doctorow shared his view on why Google is killing independent sites. Hint: it has to do with something called enshittification. (More)
NEW REVIEWS
The Core 300 was launched in 2019, right before the pandemic. This makes it an old air purifier in a world of flashy, smart devices. Does this mean you shouldn’t consider spending $100 on it? Danny says maybe. (More)
The HPA060 cleared our test room of incense smoke in 74 minutes — a disappointing result from a Honeywell air purifier. In his review, Teddy offers two better options for those looking for small, budget-friendly air purifiers. (More)
READER QUESTIONS
Answering some of the questions we received in the last few weeks.
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