Air pollution is an invisible threat in everyday life, but with the right precautions, you can reduce your risk.

Tire wear pollution was in the news recently after a group of Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest asked the EPA to investigate a possible link between tire pollution and declining ...

Scientists know that air pollution can make it difficult to breathe and may ultimately cause serious health problems like cancer, but a new study shows that it might also have a negative impact on ...

We all want to think of our homes as our indoor sanctuaries — a place sealed off from the grit and grime of the outdoor world. But before you lean too hard into embracing 2025's cozy homebody era ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coal-burning power plants produce multiple kinds of pollution. In addition to large, heavy particles that stay near the plant, ...

In this undated file photo, steam and pollution rise on a cold day at the Arapaho Station Coal Power Plant, a coal fired power plant along the Platte River in Littleton, just outside Denver, Colorado.

Florida leads the nation in emissions of at least two pollutants from gas-powered lawn equipment, according to the federal government's latest National Emissions Inventory. In 2020, equipment like ...

Researchers from Emory University received two separate grants, totaling $15 million, from the NIH to lead a multifaceted study into why specific types of air pollution increase the risk of ...

Emissions at Metalico Pittsburgh, February, 2021. Karen Clay: First of all, you might think that these studies have been done, but it turns out that they haven’t. We show causal evidence that higher ...

People living in parts of the United States with high levels of air pollution—especially in areas where pollution stems from agriculture and wildfires—have a greater risk of developing dementia, a ...

With the smoke from burning Canadian forests enveloping the U.S. Northeast, major cities fell silent this week. Public schools canceled outdoor activities, companies sent workers home, performances ...