Air quality in America — and in most places around the world — is measured by three yardsticks, each used by the American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” report and, in some cases, by the WHO: 1 ...

Studies are bolstering the idea that air pollution could increase your chances of developing dementia. But there are ways to ...

(CNN) — A new interactive map and groundbreaking database allows people in the world’s largest metropolitan areas to track their air pollution exposure, along with their region’s biggest sources of ...

Air pollution in the Pittsburgh region was linked to as many as 12.5% of adult deaths in 2019, according to a study published ...

Residential wood burning is a major but underrecognized source of wintertime PM2.5 air pollution, disproportionately harming urban communities and people of color despite relatively low wood use.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marianne Krasny is a professor at Cornell University. On July 31, a retired friend rode his bike 22 miles in Chicago only to ...

Eastern Europe's fire surge outpaced that of Central Europe: While both regions saw rising fire-PM2.5 levels, Eastern Europe experienced significantly sharper increases (0.06 μg/m³ per year in extreme ...