India's air quality framework hasn't been comprehensively revised since 2009 and needs an update, say experts.

Air pollution affects all organs, including the liver and pancreas, increasing insulin resistance. It is also behind the ...

The Interstate 5 Bridge stretches across a hazy Columbia River on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2022, as seen from the Vancouver Waterfront. Smoke from the Nakia Creek Fire and a morning layer of fog pushed air ...

Have industrial emissions been counteracting the worst effects of global warming? Scientists are starting to think so. Burning coal, oil, and gas warms our planet by dispersing greenhouse gases, like ...

Most people think air pollution only troubles the respiratory system, however, that is not entirely true. It also impacts ...

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Long term exposure to air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of autoimmune disease, particularly rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue and inflammatory bowel diseases, finds research published ...

On the morning news, you see the weather forecast is for high heat, and there is an “excessive heat watch” for later in the week. You were hoping the weather would cool down, but yet another heat wave ...

Two studies published this week forecast a dire future of climate-fueled disasters for the American West. Without substantive action, wildfires will dramatically increase dangerous air pollution in ...

Communities in Washington hit hardest by climate change may soon get state funding to improve air quality. Washington’s Department of Ecology is launching a new grant program this week to fund local ...