A new study led by researchers at National Jewish Health provides quantitative evidence linking burn pit smoke exposure during military deployment to increases in harmful carbon-based particles in the ...

People breathing contaminated air over the course of years are at greater risk of developing numerous diseases. This is thought to be due to highly reactive components in particulate matter, which ...

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The Environmental Protection Agency released the final version of a much-anticipated rule on Wednesday that tightens restrictions on fine particulate matter — one of the most pervasive and dangerous ...

Smog covers Salt Lake City as an inversion lingers on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. Since then, air quality has remained poor overall, but in 2024, state and city efforts have helped reduce health hazards ...

Almost half of all Americans—45.8 percent, or 150 million people—live in counties with unhealthy air quality, according to the American Lung Association's 2020 State of the Air report. Poor air ...

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