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CARB’s research goals of informing health-based air quality standards, reducing air pollution exposures, and protecting California from the potential impacts of climate change are met through a diverse portfolio of research projects. These projects, including their final reports, seminars, and other related materials can be found through our Research Contracts Catalog. Learn about recent findings from the Research Program through press releases, scientific publications, and Research Seminars.
Research-Specific Press Releases and News
Recent press releases related to the Research Program.
- Public Release of Updated Health Endpoints Bulletin (Oct 2026)
- Detailed information: CARB's Methodology for Estimating the Health Effects of Air Pollution
- California's methane satellite helps stop 10 large leaks (November 2025)
- California launches first-in-the-nation satellite project to reduce methane leaks (March 2025)
Publications
Recent publications from in-house and contracted research projects.
- Classroom air quality in a randomized crossover trial with portable HEPA air cleaners, 2025 (in-house)
- Reducing inter-unit pollutant transfer through multifamily unit compartmentalization, 2024
- Real-world particulate, GHG, and gaseous toxic emissions from heavy-duty diesel and natural gas vehicles, 2024
- Source apportionment of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in the South Coast Air Basin (SoCAB) During RECAP-CA, 2024 (in-house)
- Examining air pollution exposure dynamics in disadvantaged communities through high-resolution mapping, 2024
- Air quality and public health effects of dairy digesters in California, 2024
- Flaming vs. smoldering emissions of pine needles under limited oxygen and fuel moisture conditions, 2024
- Simultaneous decreases in NO2 levels and disparities in California during the COVID-19 pandemic. Atmospheric, 2024 (in-house)
- Methane emissions from dairy operations in California’s San Joaquin Valley evaluated using airborne flux measurements, 2023
- Characterization of battery electric transit bus energy consumption by temporal and speed variation, 2023 (in-house)
Research Seminars
The Research Program holds Research Seminars to share findings of CARB-funded research with the public. Leading scientists present their research findings about air pollution and climate change. Most recent Seminar videos are available below. Browse and register for upcoming Research Seminars on CARB's Event Calendar.
- Indoor Air Quality in California: New Evidence and Environmental Justice Implications (Jul 2026)
- Total Exposures to Air Pollutants and Noise in Disadvantaged Communities (SPHERE) (Jun 2026)
- Understanding the Sources and Formation Regimes of Present-Day PM2.5 to Mitigate Particulate Pollution in California (May 2026)
- Equitable Electrification of Existing Buildings: A Pathway to Decarbonization (Apr 2026)
- Impact of Air Pollution Exposure on Metabolic Health Outcomes for California Residents (Apr 2026)
- CalHealthMap - Improved Assessment & Tracking of Health Impacts for California Communities Most Burdened by Pollution (Oct 2025)
- HIFIVE - Health Impacts of Filtration Improvements in Elementary Schools (Oct 2025)
- Two White Papers on Evaluating Race/Ethnicity in Health Impacts from Air Pollution & Climate Change (Jun 2025)
Search and watch past Research Seminars on CARB's YouTube Channel.