Air pollution used to be much worse. In October of 1948, a thick, choking smog settled over the small Pennsylvania town of Donora. The town was home to two steel plants.

UC San Diego study of global lung cancer shows mutations that lead to cancer are common in people who live in cities with bad air pollution. But cancer mutations are quite close to normal among ...

Air Pollution: Wear a mask to restrict exposure to pollutants Infections and chronic lung conditions like asthma can all be caused by or made worse by poor air quality. The danger is higher for ...

Air pollution causes millions of premature deaths. Installing simple monitors, such as those made by PurpleAir, can make a big difference. Installing air pollution monitors at schools can save lives.

Air pollution monitors at the Rutgers PAM Site, (Photochemical Assessment Monitoring, located on Rutgers Horticulture Research Farm 3 in East Brunswick, N.J. Wednesday, September, 11, 2024.

After identifying flaws in the state’s air monitoring, ... How we assisted Houston residents in monitoring air quality and reporting pollution. Story by Alejandra Martinez • 23h.

The report “reinforces that we need to do more to curb air pollution,” Kristina Hamilton, Illinois advocacy director for the lung association, said in an interview.

Several schools in Delhi close during winter for at least two weeks because of high air pollution levels.Every winter, widespread crop burning in north India and weather conditions add to the ...

A study by UC San Diego researchers reveals that pollutants found in the sewage-laden Tijuana River are ending up in the air near the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County.

A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic ...