Air pollution adversely impacts human health, contributing to a wide range of acute and chronic health issues. Both primary and secondary pollutants, including particulate matter (PM 2.5 and PM 10), ...

Air pollution is no longer just an environmental issue — it’s a public health emergency. And its hidden effects, like rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions, make the case for urgent ...

September 7 is the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. Each year, an estimated seven million people around the world are killed by effects from air pollution, which include cancer, strokes, ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. When the Environmental Protection Agency was formed in 1970, its ...

Overall, the study suggests that air pollution exposure, both during pregnancy and early childhood, can have lasting effects on the brain's white matter. "Even if the size of the effects were small, ...

Government officials, local authorities, health professionals, and civil society are gathering today at the second global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, Colombia. As ...

Amid the rising air pollution in the nationals capital and the GRAP Stage 4 guidelines in effect, Chief Minister Atishi on Sunday announced that physical classes will be discontinued for all students ...

For millions living in cities shrouded in smog, relief might come from an unexpected source: the fruit bowl. Findings presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam suggest that a ...