For four years, the Environmental Protection Agency made environmental justice one of its biggest priorities, working to ...

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory in southwest suburban Lemont are taking a close look at how that Arctic weather is ...

Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Air quality is worsening in the Upper Midwest and Northern California, according to year-over-year data. Why it matters: Poor air quality can lead to long-term health problems ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — Friday morning's wind chill values will be below zero in most places. Sunshine starts the day with highs in ...

After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a grim reality sets in for Illinois, with Donald Trump inauguration ...

A letter from community organizations that brought a federal civil rights complaint over the General Iron controversy says ...

Given that the vast majority of the world’s lands have by now been modified by humans, urban gardens might be the best we can ...

Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine ...

Air pollution is a deadly public health threat, but some parts of Europe are at much higher risk than others. Air pollution is linked to lung cancer, heart and respiratory diseases, stroke ...

People who have limited access to air conditioning may be at higher risk of seeking emergency care for health problems following exposure to wildfire smoke, according to a new study led by Boston ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, Dana Benton is sleeping with a mask on, even with her air purifier running. “My car was just ...

The Air Quality Index, often referred to as AQI, is a federal measure of the amount of air pollution, reported on a six-color spectrum from green (good) to hazardous (maroon). There are five ...