The American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report gives the Indianapolis metro area failing grades for pollution ...

Geneva — Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution failed to reach an agreement during talks that extended into Friday in Geneva. Nations were meeting ...

In the stratosphere, ozone acts as a protective layer. But in the troposphere, at ground level, this colorless gas is incredibly harmful to human health and the environment in ways scientists are ...

Federal actions threaten progress in protecting Pennsylvania children from air pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” report ...

Doctors, environmental groups and residents are trying to figure out if there is a causal connection between pollutants from the steel industry and rates of cancer in Gary, Indiana. Pollutants you can ...

Over 170,000 children in Massachusetts are breathing unhealthy air pollution, according to the American Lung Association's ...

The surging tide of microplastics is already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up — driving increasingly extreme weather — it’s transforming them into “more mobile, persistent ...

A new study has found that children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in early and mid childhood have weaker connections between key brain regions. The findings highlight the potential impact ...

People's ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution, potentially making everyday activities, such as the ...

The Massachusetts State House and Beacon Hill are enveloped in smoke from brush fires around Greater Boston in October 2024. ...