The demolition of a power plant in the area in 2020 spread soot “for miles and miles,” she said. When that combined with normal pollution levels, street vendors, other outdoor workers and a 7 ...

Telling kids to avoid standing near idling vehicles waiting to pick them up from school, and pushing schools to limit idling with the air conditioning on can make a difference too.

Exposure to air pollution, other contaminants and traditional herbal medicines may be contributing to the development of lung ...

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 ...

Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.

Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine how pollutants do their damage, and how much harm they cause.