The smoke may be temporary, but toxic air pollution is an ever-present danger with effects that linger for generations.

As crews work to clean up from the Los Angeles wildfires, city officials and residents are opposing the designation of a ...

Toxics in the air from urban wildfires may include dioxins, asbestos, and lead. But testing, until recently, for these air ...

Toxic chemicals from L.A.'s fires are going underreported and pose serious long-term risks, a group of lawmakers says. They ...

Mayor Craig Greenberg sent a letter to Gov. Andy Beshear asking for the state to petition the EPA to remove the RFG mandate.

On Sunday at 11:55 a.m. an updated air quality alert was issued in effect until Monday at noon. The alert is for San ...

Smoke from the recent Los Angeles wildfires poses a host of well ... But the effects of air pollution on the brain are only beginning to be widely recognized. In a recent study, researchers ...

hundreds of pollution sensors, and forecast models to provide real-time air quality index (AQI) readings for more than 1,000 locations. Los Angeles’ air quality is closely tied to weather patterns.

Impacts of the LA fires on the the Latino community – the country's largest by percentage – are acute and will be long ...

In an unprecedented study, a public health agency estimates that exposure to fine particles and nitrogen dioxide causes tens ...

Air pollution is a well-known risk factor for respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).