Polluted air causes an estimated 7 million deaths worldwide each year, according to the World Health Organization. Much of ...

In a recent cohort study published in the journal eBioMedicine, researchers investigated the potential effect of gestational exposure to particulate air pollution on cord blood cystatin C levels, a ...

Large industrial facilities like this oil refinery outside Houston are major sources of fine particulate air pollution. AP Photo/David J. Phillip The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced ...

Throwing another log into a crackling fireplace on a cold winter's night might seem like a cozy, harmless tradition. But ...

When making rules on fine particulate matter and ozone limits, the EPA will no longer calculate the monetary value of lives ...

MADRID — Fine particulate matter pollution in the atmosphere around homes and workplaces increases the risk for breast cancer, according to a new analysis of the XENAIR study presented at the European ...

That cozy winter fire could be doing far more harm than good—wood smoke is a hidden killer in America’s winter air.

BIRMINGHAM, England — Next time you’re stuck in traffic breathing in exhaust fumes or walking past a construction site filled with dust, you might want to consider how those particles floating through ...

MACH Engineering reports that industrial air pollution harms economies by increasing healthcare costs and reducing ...

A team digging into PM2.5 — those tiny particles linked to breathing issues — is now looking at whether vitamin C has anything to do with how our lungs handle everyday pollution.

Canada's worst wildfire season on record tarnished the country's air quality and had similar effects on pollution in parts of the United States, according to a new report. University of Chicago ...