LASALLE, Ill. (CBS) -- After an extra-alarm fire sent a billow of smoke into the air like a volcano in LaSalle, neighbors expressed concern about the chemical particles that landed on their property ...

A trash fire at Eagle Point Energy Center (EPEC), a waste-to-energy facility in Orrington, broke out on Oct. 1 and continued burning until it was extinguished on Oct. 11. Due to high winds moving ...

Wildfire smoke is no longer just a short‑lived air quality problem drifting over cities for a few hazy days. New research shows that when these plumes rise high into the atmosphere, they can spawn ...