A UC Davis analysis of 40 empirical studies found that air pollution is associated with differences in children’s brains. (Getty Images) Outdoor air pollution from power plants, fires and cars ...

On New Year's Day, several people messaged me to ask if I had noticed how bad the air quality was in Phoenix after the previous night's firework celebrations. It was plain to see that day. Particulate ...

Air pollution significantly impacts children's respiratory health, leading to increased illness, developmental impairment, ...

Moms Clean Air Force, touting 1.5 million members, held a summit in Washington. A day after the Environmental Protection Agency announced new air quality standards, the advocacy group Moms Clean Air ...

Air pollution may be harming children’s eyesight earlier than expected. Experts explain how smog, reduced outdoor time, and ...

About 17,000 — that’s how many people were ordered to evacuate following a Rockdale County chemical plant fire on Sunday. Hundreds of residents reported symptoms of skin irritation, watery eyes and ...

Outdoor air pollution from power plants, fires and cars continues to degrade human, animal and environmental health around the globe. New research shows that even pollution levels that are below ...

Air pollution contributes to the death of hundreds of thousands of children under 5 worldwide every year; the majority of those deaths are linked to indoor air pollution. In Vietnam, a country plagued ...

More than 131 million people live in places with unhealthy air quality, according to the American Lung Association's 2024 State of Air report. This is an increase of 11.7 million people from the ...

Shelby County, TN, ranks high in childhood asthma-related ER visits and hospitalizations, and received an "F" for ozone pollution. Children are particularly vulnerable to air pollution due to their ...

Outdoor air pollution from power plants, fires and cars continues to degrade human, animal and environmental health around the globe. New research shows that even pollution levels that are below ...

The effects of air pollution on kids "should have parents up in arms" to force changes in air pollution regulations, a reader said. Experts say children exposed to high air pollution levels can lose ...