In the early 2010s, Beijing’s air was so toxic that visibility fell to mere meters, claiming thousands of lives every year.

A local authority has said it is "leading the way" by adopting a more stringent air quality target. Oxford City Council said it had become the first area to seek to "close the gap" between the UK's ...

Inside each Boston Public Schools classroom, a small device is revealing health risks that were previously invisible. The ...

A study published this week takes a highly critical view of Sonoma County’s Ag Pass program, adding to previous analyses that suggest the system, which allows agricultural workers into disaster ...

The map showed levels of fine particle (PM2.5) pollution in the "unhealthy" category spanning communities just north of ...

As researchers examine health impacts, residents say the damage was done and faith in public agencies hasn’t recovered.

Between 2024 and 2025, Jacksonville's air quality conditions declined from "A" to "B" in the American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” report.

Worse, the Clean Air Act makes it harder to use the very tool that scientists and land managers agree is essential for reducing catastrophic fires and the choking smoke they produce.

The key ingredients to healthy living haven’t changed since Kansas published textbooks on the subject 100 years ago, Barton ...

The public was also warned about the possibility of eye, ear, nose and throat irritations as well as episodes of difficulty ...

Before we get carried away with what plants can actually do to purify air, most modern science suggests you'd need hundreds of plants to make a significant difference in air quality. But tech startup ...

Mercury pollution gets into our water, even if it is coming from half a world away. Air pollution is a leading cause of death worldwide, killing over 8 million people each year, including tens of ...