Millions of people across the US and Canada experienced some of the worst air quality in the world last week as smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed towns and cities with thick, orange smog. In New ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Piggybacking on a major national study, scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and several other centers will try to determine the degree to which air pollution ...

Air pollution appears to cause or contribute to a variety of health conditions. The effects of air pollution on a person’s health can range from mild breathing difficulties to severe cardiovascular ...

Almost half of everyone who lives in the United States breathes unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report, released Wednesday.

Nearly half of the U.S. population is living with dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The organization's 2025 "State of the Air" report ...

One in three countries have no legally-mandated outdoor air quality standards, according to a new report by the United Nations (UN). According to global study of air quality legislation by the UN ...