Air pollution is a critical environmental risk factor impacting human health, with effects ranging from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases to neurological disorders and adverse birth outcomes.

Despite worsening ozone air pollution in much of the country, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to weaken ...

As Massachusetts grapples with environmental challenges, a surprising source of pollution has risen to dominate the state’s ...

The invisible cloud you move through daily in city environments isn’t just air—it’s a complex cocktail of particulate matter, heavy metals, volatile organic compounds, and other pollutants that ...

Coal-fired power plants are a major source of mercury contamination for people and the environment. Here's what you need to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Soon people will be able to use satellite technology and artificial intelligence to track dangerous soot pollution in their neighborhoods — and where it comes from — in a way not so ...

Breathing polluted air may do more than harm your lungs — it could also increase your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a reversal from previous years’ pollution reductions, the United States spewed 2.4% more heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels in 2025 than in the year before, ...

China’s rapid urbanization has fueled an unprecedented expansion of construction, dramatically increasing energy use and emissions across supply chains and building operations. While air quality ...