WILDFIRES WILL CONTINUE TO DAMAGE THE AIR WE BREATHE. AS THE LOS ANGELES AREA CONTINUES TO BATTLE DEVASTATING WILDFIRES. THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS TELLING RESIDENTS TO WEAR MASKS. HIGH WINDS MAY ...

The threat posed by air pollution is more significant than many people may realize. According to the World Health Organization, almost 99 percent of the global population breathes air that exceeds ...

Imagine you love cherry cheesecake, and you’re happy to find out that your local bakery makes the delicious, decadent dessert every Saturday. But they only make a certain amount per week; after that, ...

For two decades, Margarita Garcia has been fighting to end pollution in her neighborhood. The 82-year-old retired hairdresser has white-streaked hair and a love for cracking jokes. She lives on the ...

The University of California, Berkeley unveiled a new interactive tool on Tuesday that it designed for the United Nations, at no cost, in an effort to combat dangerous pollutants around the world. The ...

In a breakthrough for cleaner cities, scientists reveal that green roofs aren’t just beautiful. They are powerful pollution barriers that capture billions of airborne microplastics every year. A ...

Thick plantings of particulate-guzzling-and pollution blocking trees are coming to West Oakland next month. The Prescott Greening project — which has been in the works for over a decade — is finally ...

Four local projects are among the nine statewide awarded a total of $19 million in Virginia DEQ grants aimed at reducing water pollution in the Chesapeake Bay as part of the Pay-For-Outcomes Nonpoint ...

In the stratosphere, ozone acts as a protective layer. But in the troposphere, at ground level, this colorless gas is incredibly harmful to human health and the environment in ways scientists are ...

For much of human history, the rhythms of daily life were dictated by the sun — when to wake, when to work and when to sleep. But that all changed in the 19th century with the advent of electric light ...

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