While only 2% of U.S. homes rely on wood as their primary heating source, residential wood burning accounts for 22% of fine particulate matter in winter air. Researchers estimate 8,600 premature ...

Throwing another log into a crackling fireplace on a cold winter's night might seem like a cozy, harmless tradition. But ...

In a recent cohort study published in the journal eBioMedicine, researchers investigated the potential effect of gestational exposure to particulate air pollution on cord blood cystatin C levels, a ...

A team digging into PM2.5 — those tiny particles linked to breathing issues — is now looking at whether vitamin C has anything to do with how our lungs handle everyday pollution.

That cozy winter fire could be doing far more harm than good—wood smoke is a hidden killer in America’s winter air.

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

MADRID — Fine particulate matter pollution in the atmosphere around homes and workplaces increases the risk for breast cancer, according to a new analysis of the XENAIR study presented at the European ...

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

BIRMINGHAM, England — Next time you’re stuck in traffic breathing in exhaust fumes or walking past a construction site filled with dust, you might want to consider how those particles floating through ...

The EPA plans to stop considering health benefits when setting air pollution rules, specifically from curbing pollutants.

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