A series of live maps from Windy.com highlighted which parts of the U.S. were experiencing elevated levels of air pollution ...

Sometimes, though, air quality alerts have nothing to do with pollution. In June 2023, smoke from that season's Canadian wildfires blew directly into New York City, leading to an extremely ...

0-50: Good, with little to no risk of pollution. 51-100: Moderate and really is not a risk to anyone unless they're unusually sensitive to poor air quality.The national weather service will often ...

If the air feels a little heavier today, you're not imagining it. A health advisory for elevated air pollution levels remains in effect through 11 p.m. today, Wednesday, June 25, across much of the ...

If you're concerned about how much pollution you might be facing on a daily basis, the researchers created a map where you can calculate how much PM2.5 you might be exposed to during your commute.

The current infrastructure also isn’t set up to fully account for the shifting behavior of wildfire smoke, which can travel ...

The smaller particles could in fact be more harmful as they can get through the body's natural defenses and cause significant health problems.

New Yorkers taking the subway routinely breathe in toxic air pollution — and it's particularly bad for low-income Black and Hispanic riders, who tend to have lengthy subway commutes and multiple ...

Smoke from wildfires still raging in Canada is degrading air quality across the northern U.S., turning skies a murky orange ...