Ozone pollution isn’t just a summer story anymore. In parts of northern China, high ozone levels are now appearing during ...

Emissions of the five chemicals–CFC-13, CFC-112a, CFC-113a, CFC-114a and CFC-115—equaled 47 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2020 alone, according to the study.

Chemicals banned from air conditioners and refrigerators are making a comeback — and scientists don’t know why. These chemicals create holes in the ozone layer and are powerful greenhouse gases.

Air pollution used to be much worse. In October of 1948, a thick, choking smog settled over the small Pennsylvania town of Donora. The town was home to two steel plants.

Exposure to light pollution increased thyroid cancer risk as much as 25% FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Babies exposed to air and light pollution have a higher risk of developing ...

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Air pollution is also on the rise, affecting approximately 131.2 million people, or 39% of the U.S., as noted in the 2024 American Lung Association's State of the Air report. This is an increase ...

The researchers created a model to look at levels of air pollution called PM2.5 – also sometimes called particle pollution or particulate matter pollution – and levels of antibiotic resistance ...