Experts say that while U.S. air pollution has been greatly reduced since the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970, it remains a potent threat in some regions. Here is the American Lung Association’s ...

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El Paso, Texas, and Los Angeles, California, had some of the worst air pollution in the U.S. last year, according to a new report.

A recent Cornell research project concluded that pollution deserves a place alongside heart disease and cancer on the list of leading causes of death worldwide. Contamination of water, air and soil ...

Air pollution from oil and gas is causing 91,000 premature deaths and hundreds of thousands of health issues across the United States annually, with Black, Asian, Native American and Hispanic groups ...

The majority of agricultural land has air pollution levels above legal limits, threatening crop production. Air pollution exposure kills more than 350,000 people in Europe every year despite ...

Alzheimer's disease is a complex, multi-faceted condition, and while we know a lot about its signs and symptoms, experts are still trying to crack the code on its causes and factors. Now, new research ...

A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. University of Leeds ...

Air pollution is associated with increased migraine activity, according to a study published in Neurology. Both short-term ...

Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, has revealed that air pollution claims about seven million lives annually, more than malaria and HIV combined, making it the world’s leading ...

Losing your voice, or feeling hoarse, can stem from more than just a cold. Environmental toxins like air pollution, acid ...