Learn what the air quality index (AQI) means, how it impacts your health, and how to stay safe when pollution is high.

Officials from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation attempted Thursday to allay community concerns ...

In the aftermath of the Southern California wildfires, health experts are warning residents about the possible dangers of ...

The town has been tense since containers holding 337 tonnes of toxic waste from the site of one of the world's worst ...

The companies responsible for the J.H. Baxter wood treatment facility in Eugene, and their president pleaded guilty Wednesday ...

Wear a tight-fitting N95 mask at the bare minimum, but a P100 is better, experts say. Wear long sleeves, eye protection, closed-toed shoes and cut-resistant gloves. Clean or decontaminate anything ...

Wildfire smoke is toxic. Burning trees and shrubs produce very fine particulate matter, known by the shorthand PM 2.5, which ...

Officials are warning of windblown ash and other pollutants from Los Angeles-area fires and say air quality readers won't ...

According to a study conducted back in November by the University of Birmingham and recently published in " Indoor Air " ...

The findings give new insight into the dangers of urban wildfires that burn plastics and other chemicals in homes and ...

Without rain, neighborhoods covered in fine debris from the fires must find a way to deal with it on their own.

Atmospheric scientists show proposed 'geoengineering' effort to remove methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere could worse air quality while providing minimal climate benefits.