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Have you ever noticed the strange, colorful splotches clinging to rocks, tree bark, or even old fences after a rainy day?
The current infrastructure also isn’t set up to fully account for the shifting behavior of wildfire smoke, which can travel ...
New Jersey's air quality has continued to suffer based on the data that experts do have.
Early one October afternoon in 2023, thick gray smoke drifted across Sheffield's western skyline. As much of the city became ...
When air quality is ranked "unhealthy for vulnerable groups" it means PM 2.5 are at levels that can cause problems for people ...
Air quality alerts popped up on the phones of people in at least four New Jersey counties this week. As flames from a sizable wildfire in Ocean County stretched across thousands of acres and smoke ...
The American Lung Association’s 2025 State of the Air report found that the St. Louis and Kansas City areas both had poorer outcomes for some measures of air quality compared to previous years.
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires continues to bring potentially dangerous air quality to parts of the northern U.S., with hazy skies possible.
Boulder’s decision to ditch fireworks in favor of safer alternatives appears to be paying off, with noticeably cleaner air compared to neighboring cities, according to a new analysis.
Park Service suspends air-quality monitoring at all national parks The Trump administration has paused but not canceled contracts for the monitoring program, which collects data on harmful air ...
Extreme heat, lack of precipitation and wildfires associated with climate change continue to play a growing part in worsening the air quality across the U.S. and exposing a growing proportion of ...
Lack of affordable, quality child care in Hampton Roads creating economic drag, leaders say ‘Child care is everybody’s business,’ an executive director said.