The threat posed by air pollution is more significant than many people may realize. According to the World Health Organization, almost 99 percent of the global population breathes air that exceeds ...

Air pollution is a major public health concern, widely known for its negative effects on respiratory and cardiovascular health. Recent research, however, highlights that airborne pollutants like ...

Eating fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands [1]. The study was ...

Fossil fuel air pollution already causes 91,000 premature U.S. deaths each year, according to a recent study. A new Princeton-led study finds that ambitious climate policies could prevent 6,000 deaths ...

Are you spending more time inside this winter? Consumer Reports says improving indoor air quality can make a real difference.

For two decades, Margarita Garcia has been fighting to end pollution in her neighborhood. The 82-year-old retired hairdresser has white-streaked hair and a love for cracking jokes. She lives on the ...

If nations reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, they could slow climate change. Those actions would also have the added benefit of saving over two million lives globally that might be lost because ...

Lawsuit Filed to Reduce Asthma-Causing Air Pollution in Three States WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club filed a lawsuit today challenging the Environmental Protection ...

Long-term exposure to toxic air can substantially weaken the health benefits of regular exercise, suggests a new study by an international team including UCL (University College London) researchers.