When indoor air pollution makes the news in western countries, it often feels like a local issue. One week it focuses on wood ...

Air pollution is the second-largest risk factor for early death globally, behind high blood pressure, according to a recent ...

The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned ...

People across the globe, especially in low-income countries, continue to use solid fuels like coal, wood and plant waste for ...

Pakistan's second biggest city Lahore recently recorded air pollution at a level 40 times level deemed acceptable by the WHO - Copyright AFP/File Arif ALI Pakistan's ...

Air pollution has no borders. Wherever it comes from, it can affect the U.S. Smoke from wildfires, for example, crosses borders and pollutes our air. Mercury pollution gets into our water, even if it ...

Air pollution cuts life expectancy for every man, woman and child on Earth by nearly two years, according to data released Tuesday which experts said showed poor air quality is "the greatest risk to ...

After a year that tested global resolve on air pollution, Fund is now pressing governments and donors to turn political momentum into financing, tougher laws and real health outcomes by 2026.

What was once dismissed as a temporary inconvenience has now become a year-round risk factor that is reshaping how people live, work and travel to the city.

The winter air pollution season started early this year with emissions, Diwali firecrackers and crop residue burning making the air unbreathable across north India. Much of the pollution was ...