Hazy, hot and… shady? How street trees counteract air pollution and heat in American cities

It's a catchy tune, but The Lovin Spoonful's "Summer in the City" doesn't paint the picture of an appealing environment with ...
Medscape

Air Pollution Myths That Are Putting Our Health at Risk

At the recent French-Speaking Pneumology Congress held in Marseille, France, between January 24 and 26, 2025, Olivier Brun, a pulmonologist at the Hospital Center of Perpignan in Perpignan, France, ...
CNN

Nearly half of Americans live in an area with a failing grade for air pollution, and the problem is only getting worse

Almost half of everyone who lives in the United States breathes unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report, released Wednesday.
The New York Times

Extreme Heat Is Exacerbating Air Pollution, a ‘Double Whammy’ for Health

Extreme heat is making air pollution worse, scientists say. And President Trump’s regulatory rollbacks could drive air pollution even higher. By Claire Brown and Christina Kelso The heat dome that is ...

Cutting emissions is not the only way to save lives from air pollution

A major new global modeling study led by researchers at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York ...
CBS News

Almost half of U.S. residents are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, new report says. These are the areas that got an "F"

A new report on air quality across the United States offered a cloudy prognosis on the long-term health of about 156 million residents who live in areas that received an "F" in smog and soot pollution ...