Learn about the major sources of air pollution, how modern monitoring systems track harmful contaminants, and the ...

Particle-based ambient air pollution causes more than 4 million premature deaths each year globally, according to the World Health Organization. The tiniest particles—2.5 microns or smaller, known as ...

Southern California air pollution officials have issued an alert banning all types of burning through midnight Saturday due ...

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.

Artificial intelligence can help pinpoint which polluters impact Houston's ongoing ozone problem, according to new research led by the University of Houston's Department of Earth and Atmospheric ...

Winter is setting in across the Northern Hemisphere, and with it, cold and cloudy winter days. Clouds play a vital role in ...

The Bay Area Air District announced a Winter Spare the Air alert and a ban on wood burning is in effect beginning Wednesday and through the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday.

There are many reasons why the air in your home might not be as clean as you think, from the furniture in your living room to ...

Bay Area issues Spare the Air Alerts for high wood smoke levels, banning solid fuel burning indoors and outdoors.