Air pollution has long been linked to cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses, but new research suggests it may also significantly impair brain health—especially when exposure occurs during midlife.

British researchers say data from more than 29 million people across four continents strengthens the evidence of a link ...

Specialized vehicles are collecting block-by-block air quality data in Bakersfield as part of a $27 million statewide ...

The Illinois EPA declared an Air Pollution Action Day in the Chicago metro area. See today's air quality index forecast for ...

While wildfire smoke is unhealthy, people and animals are also at health risk from what they can't smell.

Air pollution used to be much worse. In October of 1948, a thick, choking smog settled over the small Pennsylvania town of Donora. The town was home to two steel plants.

Air pollution exposure has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders as well, including autism and ADHD. But why are children so vulnerable to levels of air pollution the EPA considers safe?

Prenatal exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and climatic factors, such as temperature and rainfall, are associated ...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Pollution Action Day for Tuesday, July 15. Here's what to know ...

University of Utah researchers believe inflammation starts a months-long process that increases risk of aneurysm rupture.