Wildfires Are Reversing Years of US Air Quality Gains, Study Finds
Tailpipe emissions standards implemented early this century helped reduce smog levels. Longer, more intense fire seasons have erased much of that progress.
By Avril Silva
air quality
Air Monitors Used in California Tank Crisis Were Inadequate in the Past, Leaving Returning Residents Uneasy
By Steven Rodas
Smog, Lies and Pineapples: How LA Cleaned up Its Air and What’s Left to Do
By Steven Rodas
Almost Half of America’s Kids Are Breathing Toxic Air
By Keerti Gopal
Climate-Fueled Wildfires and Dust Storms Drove Up Air Pollution Around the World Last Year
By Kiley Bense, Keerti Gopal
Mapping Unequal Climate Risks in a Northern California County
By Liza Gross
How Two Teens in Niagara Falls Are Confronting Pollution and a Mental Health Crisis
By Jennifer Wybieracki
NYC Congestion Pricing Is Improving Air Quality, but Trump Pushback Threatens Its Future
By Kiley Price
Trump’s Push for Coal in Colorado Could Bring ‘Massive’ Harm to Public Lands and Rural Communities, Advocates Say
By Jake Bolster
In Lahore’s Smog Season, This Gen Z Doctor Is Centering Climate Change
By Keerti Gopal
Growing Tensions with Air Regulator Lead Top California Environmental Justice Advisor to Resign
By Blanca Begert
Poor Air, Glaring Lights and Stress Could Hobble COP30 Climate Talks
By Bob Berwyn
Environmental Advocates Keep Eyes on Iconic Chicago Silos as Demolition Resumes
By Aydali Campa
EPA Drops Planned Delay in Compliance With Fenceline Monitoring at Coke Plants
By Jon Hurdle
Detroit Is the Nation’s Most Challenging City for People with Asthma, a New Report Suggests
By K.R. Callaway
Urban Heat and Air Pollution May Harm Developing Brains in the Womb, Study Suggests
By Jaylan Sims
Nicholas Spada Spent Months Analyzing Smoke From the LA Fires. He Thinks People Have a Right to Know, and ‘Air Is Everything.’
Story and photos by Nina Dietz
Smoke From Wildfires Caused by Climate Change Will Fuel Many More Premature Deaths in the U.S., a New Study Warns
By Phil McKenna
