On New Year's Day, several people messaged me to ask if I had noticed how bad the air quality was in Phoenix after the previous night's firework celebrations. It was plain to see that day. Particulate ...

More than 131 million people live in places with unhealthy air quality, according to the American Lung Association's 2024 State of Air report. This is an increase of 11.7 million people from the ...

Humans take more than 22,000 breaths a day and experts say the quality of the air we breathe is important. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports more than 90% of children breathe air so polluted ...

Our children deserve clean air — not just in classrooms, but in playgrounds and at home, and it's not just the responsibility ...

A new study says people living in heavily polluted areas face a higher risk of severe medical conditions, including permanent blindness in children. Researchers in China assessed 30,000 schoolchildren ...

Delhi's air poses a year-round health threat to children, impacting lung development and cognitive function. Research ...

Warrior Moms, a network of mothers advocating for clean air, has demanded an immediate public health advisory from the Union ...

Nearly one in five Utah residents currently attend a K-12 public school. And for the kids who spend eight hours a day (or more) in school environments, air quality is of critical importance. Children ...

Alarming new research has linked air pollution to a spike in children’s trips to emergency rooms for psychiatric problems, ranging from suicide and anxiety to schizophrenia. On days when kids were ...

(Reuters Health) - Women who breathe polluted air during pregnancy may be more likely to have children who develop high blood pressure, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers focused on what's known as ...

The effects of air pollution on kids "should have parents up in arms" to force changes in air pollution regulations, a reader said. Experts say children exposed to high air pollution levels can lose ...