Air pollution increases the risk for breathing problems during sleep , researchers have found. Air pollution has long been known to have a negative effect on health, says researcher Antonella ...

An American Lung Association report finds 131 million people are breathing “hazardous” or “very unhealthy” air. The exposure can be life-threatening.

Millions of Americans are still breathing in unhealthy air, despite long-term progress toward cleaning up many sources of pollution, according to the 2025 State of the Air report.

People who daily breathe in air pollution, particularly from wildfires or agricultural sources, might need to add a heightened risk of dementia to their list of health concerns.

A new report from the American Lung Association finds nearly half of the nation's population – 150 million people – lived with and breathed polluted air, placing their health and lives at risk.

More Americans are breathing unhealthy air, even though overall air pollution has decreased in recent decades. In the tug-of-war between air regulations and climate change, global warming is winning.

Not only can driving on a highway increase your blood pressure—so can breathing polluted air from all the traffic. A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that inhaling unfiltered air ...

Ask almost any scientist how bad air pollution is for people, and the answer is likely, pretty darn bad. Last week, a global report published by the Health Effects Institute found that breathing ...

The air pollution inside my house could kill me. That’s what I’ve learned after testing a handful of new high-tech indoor air quality monitors. ... Breathing clean air is big business.

Early one October afternoon in 2023, thick gray smoke drifted across Sheffield's western skyline. As much of the city became ...

Air pollution not only affects the lungs, but it is also now linked to heart disease, stroke, dementia, low birth weights, ...