Throwing another log into a crackling fireplace on a cold winter's night might seem like a cozy, harmless tradition. But ...

After mapping America's skies, scientists realized that they had been missing this crucial pollution contributor: woodburning ...

That cozy winter fire could be doing far more harm than good—wood smoke is a hidden killer in America’s winter air.

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

As winter chills sweep across the United States, a hidden threat is quietly clouding the air: the warmth of burning firewood in homes. A new study published in Science Advances reveals that ...

A recent large study conducted in Sweden has found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution may increase the risk for the development of motor neuron disease (MND), as well as ...

Air pollution is a critical environmental risk factor impacting human health, with effects ranging from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases to neurological disorders and adverse birth outcomes.

For years, when the EPA assessed the economic impact of new regulations, it weighed both the health costs for Americans and ...

Air pollution is now recognized as one of the greatest threats to human health, contributing to an estimated 4.2 million ...

Parts of India, including the capital Delhi, were once again covered in thick smog recently as toxic pollution from industry and crop-burning engulfed the region. Even though India’s National Clean ...

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