The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned ...

MACH Engineering reports that industrial air pollution harms economies by increasing healthcare costs and reducing ...

The World Meteorological Organization’s fifth annual Air Quality and Climate Bulletin, issued in September, called attention to the effects of air pollution on climate change and human and ecosystem ...

A new rule by the EPA to no longer consider the economic cost of human health from two major air pollutants in its ...

Gases: These include nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and ground-level ozone. “These are potent oxidisers,” says Dr Mahto. “When they touch the skin, they deplete your natural antioxidant reserves and trigger a ...

Human-made noise pollution affects wildlife across habitats, from forests to oceans. Animals across habitats, from forests to oceans, are behaving differently due to human noise pollution. Meg ...

Researchers determined how much outdoor particulate pollution affects indoor air quality. Their study concluded pollution from inversion and dust events is kept out of buildings, but wildfire smoke ...

Air pollution caused by wildfires can raise the risks of cardiovascular events and death, but the impact is inconsistent, according to new data from two major California wildfires. Increased risks of ...

The Trump administration is planning to stop assigning value to human life when analyzing the costs and benefits of air pollution controls.

Environmental changes like air pollution, extreme weather, and UV radiation are linked to higher risks of various eye diseases. Climate change allows more UV light to reach the earth, increasing risks ...