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 ...

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 ...

Across all ages, the 2025 report counts 232 million healthy years of life lost to air pollution in a year. Most of that burden comes from noncommunicable diseases, lasting conditions like heart ...

Environmentalists and data experts said India’s air quality measurement standards are looser than in countries such as the ...

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.

Air pollution in India is no longer a winter phenomenon. Experts warn that rising emissions, urban heat and industrial activity are keeping air quality unsafe throughout the year.

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 ...

Schools are closing and hospitals are admitting patients suffering from lung diseases as Tehran and other Iranian cities face a severe air pollution crisis.