National air pollution in India decreased by 20% from 2018 to 2019, ... the Bahamas, Cambodia, DR Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Latvia, Nigeria and Syria, the report found.

Air pollution is slashing years from billions of people’s lives around the world and is a greater threat to life expectancy than smoking, HIV/AIDS or war, a report published Wednesday shows.

Studies have linked short-term exposure to severe air pollution with an increased risk of outpatient visits or hospitalization for depression or anxiety.

Only 13 of the world’s countries and territories had “healthy” air quality last year, according to a new report, as air pollution surged to alarming levels in 2022.

Air pollution is a major global health threat — why don’t we treat it like one? by Christa Hasenkopf, opinion contributor - 10/12/21 6:00 PM ET ...

Air pollution used to be much worse. In October of 1948, a thick, choking smog settled over the small Pennsylvania town of Donora. The town was home to two steel plants.

Air pollution is getting worse, and data show more people are dying Eroding air quality was linked to 10,000 additional U.S. deaths over a two-year period October 23, 2019 More than 5 years ago ...

Smog from wildfires sweeping the nation has left tens of millions more Americans to breathe toxic air even as man-made forms of pollution fall, according to a new study released Wednesday. The ...

Canadian wildfire smoke polluting air across U.S. 02:12 Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol, with the threat worsening in ...

Human activity is contributing to pollution that is affecting our health. According to WHO estimates, atmospheric air pollution is estimated to cause 4.2 million premature deaths worldwide per year.