A new study published in Nature says air pollution may be driving lung cancer development in people who have little to no ...

Analysis shows EPA rollbacks of the HON rule would put overburdened communities at risk and benefit chemical plants that ...

A study shows for the first time the relationship between this disease and the damage caused to DNA by breathing pollution.

What is PM2.5? Hazardous airborne particles and chemicals can come in a variety of forms, and from a variety of sources, even some natural ones. Wind-blown desert and mineral dust, wildfires, ...

The U.S. has one of the world’s most advanced systems to monitor air pollutants. Can it keep up with a changing climate?

Every year, more than 300,000 people die of lung cancer due to PM 2.5, and research suggests these pollution particles not only initiate cancer-causing genetic defects but drive tumor formation.

It’s been a relatively quiet wildfire season so far in the Pacific Northwest, with not much in the way of large fires or ...

Breathing polluted air—even at levels considered “safe”—may quietly damage your heart. A new study using advanced MRI scans found that people exposed to more air pollution showed early signs of ...

Long-term air pollution exposure in adults, even at low levels, is linked to increased risk for pneumonia and other ALRIs requiring hospital care.

A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic ...

Exposure to air pollution, other contaminants and traditional herbal medicines may be contributing to the development of lung ...