Scientists know that air pollution can make it difficult to breathe and may ultimately cause serious health problems like cancer, but a new study shows that it might also have a negative impact on ...

Tire wear pollution was in the news recently after a group of Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest asked the EPA to investigate a possible link between tire pollution and declining ...

Florida leads the nation in emissions of at least two pollutants from gas-powered lawn equipment, according to the federal government's latest National Emissions Inventory. In 2020, equipment like ...

Researchers from Emory University received two separate grants, totaling $15 million, from the NIH to lead a multifaceted study into why specific types of air pollution increase the risk of ...

During the Utah winters, you can step outside and see a hazy cloud hovering over the valley. Contaminants or chemicals in the air come from a mix of human and natural sources and can harm our health.

Gases: These include nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and ground-level ozone. “These are potent oxidisers,” says Dr Mahto. “When they ...

The Biden administration on Thursday announced a series of new rules designed to cut pollution emitted from coal and natural gas-fired power plants having an impact on air, water, land and climate.

Earlier work has shown that pollution can damage a young person's health and may put them at a higher risk for chronic diseases like heart problems later in life. Studies in adults found that exposure ...

In this undated file photo, steam and pollution rise on a cold day at the Arapaho Station Coal Power Plant, a coal fired power plant along the Platte River in Littleton, just outside Denver, Colorado.