North Pole and Wood River Elementary Schools are partnering with the company AirVitalize to capture, purify and measure air ...

On New Year's Day, several people messaged me to ask if I had noticed how bad the air quality was in Phoenix after the previous night's firework celebrations. It was plain to see that day. Particulate ...

STOCKTON, Calif. — For Laura Ornelas and thousands of other South Stockton residents, harmful air pollution is a fact of life. Hemmed in by freeways and rail lines and bordered by heavy industry and ...

Of nearly 30,000 children studied, those in polluted areas were more likely to develop myopia Fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were most strongly linked to poor eyesight Primary ...

A UC Santa Cruz research project is documenting how a shift in farm work patterns creates greater health risks.

Humans take more than 22,000 breaths a day and experts say the quality of the air we breathe is important. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports more than 90% of children breathe air so polluted ...

While air pollution is known to cause a myriad of health issues such as asthma and cancer, a research team has just discovered a new, unexpected consequence of dirty air: Peanut allergies in children.

Former EPA staff counted up the benefits of new air pollution rules — but those gains might not last. Former EPA staff counted up the benefits of new air pollution rules — but those gains might not ...

More than 131 million people live in places with unhealthy air quality, according to the American Lung Association's 2024 State of Air report. This is an increase of 11.7 million people from the ...

It’s easy to blame parents when young children gain too much weight, but the latest research suggests that certain obesity risk factors are out of Mom and Dad’s control. In a study published this week ...

The effects of air pollution on kids "should have parents up in arms" to force changes in air pollution regulations, a reader said. Experts say children exposed to high air pollution levels can lose ...