As Fires Close Schools, Children’s Well Being Is a Concern
Young people are more vulnerable to air pollution and smoke inhalation, and can suffer trauma from the destruction of homes ...
EPA plans to lift air pollution sanctions that paused Fairbanks construction projects
An Environmental Protection Agency action expected Wednesday will unfreeze $150 million in paused Fairbanks-area road ...
What wildfire smoke means for your heath
As the fires continue to rage and air quality worsens, the risk of health problems escalate. That’s because wildfire smoke contains fine particulates, known as PM2.5, which are one-seventieth the ...
See map of where air quality is being affected by the Los Angeles wildfires
As thousands of acres burn across Southern California, wildfire smoke is causing poor air quality in the region and beyond.
Wildfires Can Harm Your Health, Even if You’re Far Away, Experts Say
Some studies have indicated that young children, especially those under the age of 4, are at particular risk because their ...
3 ways Trump’s EPA could use the language of science to weaken pollution controls
For example, the first Trump administration tried to use the principles of transparency to prevent federal agencies from ...
Pollution deaths: The air in these countries is the deadliest in Europe
Fine particulate matter contributed to about 239,000 deaths in Europe, but the burden was felt more deeply in some parts of ...
Bill Gates-backed Deep Sky project earns new funding to suck pollution from the air: 'We need to prove that this stuff works'
Those two financial behemoths announced they'll be buying carbon storage credits from innovative atmospheric carbon capture ...
Hazardous wildfire smoke is making L.A. air hard to breath
When inhaled, fine particulate matter, also known as PM2.5, can travel deep into the lungs and even into the bloodstream. Unhealthy levels of exposure to this microscopic debris can damage airways and ...
Widespread lead pollution in the Roman era made led to a drop in IQ across Europe, study suggests
"A 2 to 3 points lower IQ doesn't sound like much, but when you apply that to the entire European population, it's quite a ...
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Cities with highest air pollution: No 1 will surprise you, it’s not Delhi
Despite progress in reducing air pollution in Indian cities from 2019 to 2024, northern regions like Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh still face high pollution levels.
Air quality alert issued by the NWS for Los Angeles area Friday
On Wednesday at 12:26 p.m. an air quality alert was issued valid until Friday at midnight. The alert is for San Bernardino ...