Air pollution has been convincingly linked to respiratory illnesses, while run-off from industries has not only diminished water quality but dirtied supply with so-called "forever chemicals" that have ...

The Wall Street Journal reports that renewed coal use is causing an unexpected rise in air pollution. Douglas A. McIntyre, ...

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Global data show us that the impacts are far from marginal. The 2019 Global Burden of Disease analysis ranked hypertension as ...

Short-term surges in air pollution in New Jersey from the 2023 Canadian wildfires were associated with a higher stroke rate and more serious strokes, according to a preliminary study to be presented ...

Drone shot looking across the Ohio River and the farmland and forest landscape on the West Virginia side towards Cheshire, Ohio. In the distance, Kyger Creek Power Plant and Gavin Power Plant are ...

Air pollution ranks among the world’s deadliest threats, causing an estimated 8 million deaths in 2021, according to a recent analysis from a United Nations partnership. That same year, pollutants ...

Something quietly alarming is happening in cities, suburbs, and rural communities alike. People are checking air quality apps before stepping outside. They're buying N95 masks in bulk, sealing their ...

Head and Vipula and Mahesh Chaturvedi Chair Professor in Policy Studies at the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi University of Toronto provides funding as a ...

The United States and Canada endured the planet’s biggest air pollution surge in 2023 — an upswing driven by the northern neighbor’s worst wildfire season on record, a report found. Canada alone ...

A study shows harm in short-term exposures and proposes a particulate threshold that could influence air quality alerts.