Key Takeaways Air pollution might increase people’s risk of developing non-cancerous brain tumorsSeveral types of air pollutants appear to increase risk of meningiomasThe risk rises with a person’s ...

"Both these types of pollution cause people to die. They shorten life expectancy and drive increases in asthma rates," says Mary Rice, a pulmonologist at Harvard University.

The agency claims these four new regulations, taken together, will represent a massive reduction in pollution and hundreds of billions of dollars in climate and public health benefits. In ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Long-term exposure to air pollution poses an increased risk of blood clots in deep veins, which can result in serious complications, including death, a new study indicates.

“By measuring the biological response to air pollution, we have a really unique opportunity to find out what is causing the effects of PM2.5 on Alzheimer’s disease risk.

Research by Cleland and her colleagues, published in 2022 in Environmental Health Perspectives, even found that short-term exposure to wildfire smoke may lead to decreases in certain types of ...

"Both these types of pollution cause people to die. They shorten life expectancy and drive increases in asthma rates," says Mary Rice, a pulmonologist at Harvard University.

Through 2047, an administration regulatory impact analysis found this new standard will avoid 1.38 billion metric tons of carbon pollution -- the equivalent of 328 million gas-powered cars' annual ...

Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.