The authors of the study noted that air quality may play a major role in heart structure and damage, which could lead to the development of heart disease over time. The results of this study suggest ...

The combined effects of ambient air pollution with household air pollution are associated with 7 million premature deaths every year.

Air pollution causes health problems and is attributable to some 50,000 annual deaths in the United States, but not all air pollutants pack the same punch.

Brain development in the womb is affected by the mother’s level of exposure to air pollution, researchers have found, although it’s not clear whether the brain structure differences observed ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to scrap two major federal regulations that limit air pollution and planet-warming emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants, the agency’s ...

Chicago's air quality ranked among worst in the world due to Canadian wildfire smoke Another large fire exacerbated by climate change is threatening the health of Chicagoans. Government officials ...

The Illinois EPA declared an Air Pollution Action Day in the Chicagoland area. Find out which counties are affected and what you should look out for.

The air quality index, or AQI, is a standardized rating system that assesses the severity of air pollution on a scale ranging from 0 to 500. The higher the number, the worse the quality.

What is the air quality index? The air quality index, or AQI, is a standardized rating system that assesses the severity of air pollution on a scale ranging from 0 to 500.

An air quality advisory has been issued for portions of Northeast Ohio due to a summer-like warmup with sunny skies and surging temperatures.

Hundreds of Canadian wildfires are impacting multiple U.S. states, even as far south as Florida.

To monitor the air quality in your area, you can type in your ZIP code into the AirNow.gov website. Track the air quality with the following maps of Wisconsin with a focus on Milwaukee.