When making rules on fine particulate matter and ozone limits, the EPA will no longer calculate the monetary value of lives ...

Air pollution, like ozone and PM2.5, significantly damages nearly every major human body system, impacting cardiovascular, ...

(By Dr. Isha Nandal) India’s cities are growing to accommodate the country’s growth as it continues on its path to becoming ...

Posters presented at the CHEST 2024 annual meeting demonstrated air pollution's role in lung impairment and disease, highlighting the urgent need for providers to address the escalating impacts of ...

A recent large study conducted in Sweden has found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution may increase ...

Recent research has forged a new reason to take B vitamin supplements — protection from the deleterious cardiovascular effects of air pollution. But the data are far from conclusive and much more work ...

Large industrial facilities like this oil refinery outside Houston are major sources of fine particulate air pollution. AP Photo/David J. Phillip The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced ...

A widely distributed environmental pollutant can leave lasting biological scars that persist long after direct exposure has ended, according to a new study that tracked its effects across multiple ...

A recent BMC Public Health journal study investigates the effects of air pollution and lifestyle factors on mortality. Study: Health impacts of lifestyle and ambient air pollution patterns on ...

A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...