The Environmental Protection Agency has warned residents in affected areas of elevated amounts of PM2.5 in the atmosphere.

The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned ...

Worsening ozone levels can be attributed to smoke from wildfires in Canada in 2023 and higher temperatures combined with emissions in the South. The American Lung Association found that 156.1 million ...

Cars that emit fumes closer to pavement result in pedestrians experiencing 40% more pollution ...

Smoke from the Ferguson Fire at Yosemite National Park makes skies above Fresno murky in 2018. Bee file photo [email protected] How bad is air pollution in California? Five California cities ...

New data suggests Louisville's air quality isn't so great.According to the American Lung Association's 2025 State of the Air report, Louisville was named the second worst in its region for ozone ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A recent report from the American Lung Association (ALA) indicates that short-term particle pollution has worsened throughout the Richmond metro area over the last year.

CLEVELAND (WJW/NEXSTAR) — The American Lung Association has released its annual “State of the Air” report, and several major cities are among the worst in the nation for year-round particle pollution, ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — According to an American Lung Association report, Hampton Roads air pollution is slightly worse than it was last year. “The air pollutants highlighted in this report are ...