I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early ...

When skin is exposed for long hours to harmful particles, prevalent in most metropolitan cities, they penetrate the skin barrier, resulting in oxidative stress and inflammation.

When indoor air pollutants enter the lungs, they can trigger inflammation and place long-term strain on the heart and ...

Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University warn that exposure to air pollution may have serious implications for a child's developing brain. Air pollution causes harmful contaminants, ...

By Vijay Kumar Malesu Even at relatively low pollution levels, chronic exposure to fine particles and nitrogen dioxide was ...

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 ...

Low-income and ethnically diverse communities in post-industrial Northern English cities face up to 33% more air pollution ...

For years, when the EPA assessed the economic impact of new regulations, it weighed both the health costs for Americans and ...

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 ...