Unusually low air pollution emissions caused by COVID-19 lockdowns have provided atmospheric chemists with a unique data set. By studying what happened in the skies, they hope to gain insights ...

Air quality in Massachusetts and across the United States has improved by 77 percent since passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970, but our new study finds air pollution is still responsible for an ...

Air pollution remains a leading cause of mortality around the globe — even more than malnutrition, alcohol use and physical inactivity, according to data from the Institute for Health Metrics ...

Air pollution is growing worse in urban areas across much of the globe, hitting the poorest city dwellers hardest and contributing to a wide range of potentially life-shortening health problems ...

“This suggests that environmental factors like air pollution could be a contributing factor to Alzheimer’s disease, especially in patients in which the disease cannot be explained by genetics ...

Dealing with air pollution soon became part of daily life in Beijing. Residents checked air quality apps as regularly as the weather, often limiting time outdoors on polluted days.

Stay at home orders, thousands of flight cancellations, and an overall decline in global trade and commerce due to the COVID-19 pandemic may be having a positive impact on the environment. This ...

As we clean up the air, we also seem to making warming a bit worse. By David Gelles Some good news: The air we breathe has been getting cleaner. Across the globe and for many years now, air ...

Air Pollution Is Stealing a Year of Life From People Around the Globe Tiny particles that contribute to lung disease, strokes and heart attacks are robbing Americans of 4 months and over 1.8 years ...

Air pollution drops across the globe amid COVID-19 pandemic, data suggests. Published March 24, 2020 6:55pm EDT Coronavirus. FOX TV Digital Team LOS ANGELES - Stay at home orders ...