It has been assumed that heat and air pollution damage human health, but only in the short term. Grist has discovered some of ...

For decades, air pollution epidemiology has primarily focused on six criteria pollutants: particulate matter, ground-level ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, lead and carbon monoxide. These ...

The transition to a low-carbon energy system could simultaneously mitigate carbon emissions, reduce air pollution and protect human health. Although these potential benefits have been widely ...

A year-long study in Uttarakhand's Munsyari has found that air pollution is affecting even remote Himalayan regions.

Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may harm the brain health of older adults in England, finds a new study. Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may harm the brain health ...

Government officials, local authorities, health professionals, and civil society are gathering today at the second global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, Colombia. As ...

Air pollution does not have to exceed federal limits to potentially harm human health, according to a new published study from the University of Mississippi. In a review of decades of air pollution ...

Exposure to air pollution in early life could have lasting effects on child development and mental health in adolescence, according to our recent study. We integrated air pollution data with existing ...

During a typical summer day in New York City, residents and visitors alike face an onslaught of blistering heat and air pollution, each responsible for a host of health problems—from heat stroke to ...

Scenario-based modeling projects that aviation-related air pollution could drive a major rise in premature deaths by 2040, ...

For many people with asthma, air-quality advisories are harbingers of worsening symptoms. But for reasons science has struggled to explain, the extent to which pollution exacerbates asthma varies ...

For years, the Environmental Protection Agency has assigned a dollar value to the lives saved and the health problems avoided through many of its environmental regulations. Now, that has changed. The ...