Dust particles are not just an annoyance. A new study indicates that "dust particles thrown up from deserts such as the Sahara and Gobi are playing a previously unknown role in air pollution." While ...

Climate change is driving more frequent and more intense wildfires around the world, including in the United States. These ...

When our vegetable scraps and old appliances end up buried in landfills, they decompose without oxygen, releasing methane.

Air pollution is a serious problem for both environmental and human health. New research from the University of Colorado Boulder and collaborators detected airborne Medium Chain Chlorinated Paraffins ...

Myrtle Beach has some of the cleanest air in the country, but other South Carolina cities are seeing increasing levels of air pollution that can create health problems for children, the elderly and ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District announced an upgraded version of its Permitted Facilities Map, an interactive online tool of the county's ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Electric lawn mowers and more generated a buzz in Santa Maria on Wednesday. The Air Pollution Control District (APCD) of Santa Barbara County held a clean machine demonstration ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently completed an air pollution investigation in Sauget focused on emissions from the Veolia North America-Trade Waste Incineration facility, shown ...