Wanda Reiter Kintz, the Linn County Air Quality Supervisor, says the Public Health Department measures the air quality based on criteria air pollutants.

But what does that mean for children? Here’s what you need to know.

Thousands of microplastics so small they can penetrate deep into the lungs are in the air you breathe in your home and car, a ...

Detroit Democrats propose legislation to require state regulators to assess cumulative pollution impacts when reviewing permits.

With record-breaking heat and stronger hurricanes, Florida is considered ground zero by some for global warming consequences.

A new report by the UK's Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) calls on clinicians, clinical services, and ...

5 Freeway north of LA is the focus of an updated air quality alert reported at 5:03 p.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The alert is in effect until Thursday July 10, at 8:15 p.m.

The study, published in Nature, highlights how changes in air pollution alter key chemical processes that determine the lifetime of methane—a potent greenhouse gas.

New research has identified the mechanism by which air pollution damages the lungs’ self-cleaning system, leaving us vulnerable to infection. In doing so, it has also identified a way to reverse ...

A new study found exposure to specific tiny particles in air pollution during pregnancy are associated with increased risk of various negative birth outcomes.

Like their Lexington counterparts, people living within a mile of the station are exposed to some of the highest levels of PM 2.5, ozone, toxic air releases and diesel pollution.