Most farm climate pollution comes from rice and peat soils, and a new map reveals exactly where the biggest hotspots are.

Exposure to air pollution may directly increase your risk for Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study. In the study, published Feb. 17 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine, researchers found ...

The NJDEP declared Feb. 18 an Air Quality Action Day for particulate matter in New Jersey. Here's what you need to know.

“Our monitor caught it immediately,” said Palak Raval-Nelson, Philadelphia public health commissioner. This new Stinger Square Park sensor is part of a network of 76 air quality sensors throughout the ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker unveiled the "Breathe Philly" network which uses 75 air pollution monitors across the city to track air quality in real time.

Part of the Breathe Philly initiative​, more than 70 ground-level monitors installed across Philadelphia will provide hourly ...

People with greater exposure to air pollution face a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by Yanling Deng of Emory University and colleagues, published February 17 ...

Breathing polluted air may do more than irritate your lungs — it could also raise your risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

On a cool spring morning in a northern forest, the ground feels soft underfoot. Mist hangs between the trunks, and the air smells of wet leaves and old humus; the slow alchemy that keeps a forest ...

A major US study links air pollution to Alzheimer’s risk in older adults. With fine particles far exceeding safe limits globally, the findings carry urgent implications.

Experts say dementia risk is not just about personal choices, but also about the air we breathe and the environments we live ...

The air quality in Southeast Michigan is poor as snow melts and temperatures rise, with fine particulate matter exceeding ...