Indoor air pollution poses a greater risk to children than adults due to their developing lungs and faster breathing rate.

A recent study from Oregon Health and Science University found common air pollutants can alter adolescent brain development.

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 ...

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 ...

New research reveals that reducing air pollution not only improves children’s eyesight but could also play a crucial role in tackling the soaring rates of myopia worldwide. Study: Benefits of clean ...

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 ...

I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early ...

The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned ...

This is part of a monthly series answering readers' climate-related questions and highlighting Arizona's unsung climate leaders. The stories aim to help to connect and inspire Arizonans who care about ...