Sacramento and Stanislaus counties are at a “higher risk,” while San Joaquin County is at a “very high risk,” the interactive map says.

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

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 ...

Breathing in air pollution like ozone and PM2.5 harms nearly every major system in the human body.

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Denver still has air pollution problems, due in part to its geography, which creates temperature inversions that can hold ...

The probability of mutation of the Nipah virus in the direction of increasing its contagiousness is currently extremely low.

For years, when the EPA assessed the economic impact of new regulations, it weighed both the health costs for Americans and ...

Scott Mollen discusses “Lubavitch of Old Westbury Inc. v. Inc. Vill of Old Westbury,” and “Beaux Arts II LLC v. East 44th St.” ...

Researchers at DTU have patented a new invention that uses naturally produced substances from bifidobacteria in the gut to help lower the risk of allergies and asthma. Allergies and asthma are ...

As the state limits sharing of independent data, the Trump administration is delaying new testing requirements for dozens of ...