A 6-year-old has died and an adult and firefighter are injured after a fire in an apartment building on Chicago's North Side Friday, Chicago fire officials said.

A woman was critically hurt and a child died in the fire, which was brought under control shortly after noon. About 100 ...

Experts warn that a prolonged dry spell may exacerbate forest fires and further worsen pollution levels. Vulnerable and ...

Climate scientists present a realistic supercomputer simulation that resolves the complex interactions between fire, vegetation, smoke and the atmosphere. The authors find that increasing greenhouse ...

Most of the world's population is exposed to polluted air and or those living in cities with chronically bad air, the smog ...

New research is strengthening the link between air pollution and dementia, with a recent study at the University of ...

"There is a great deal of public awareness and research on air quality related to North American wildfires, but the long-term impact of smoke drifting into cities is virtually unknown." Urban ...

Weeks after the worst of the deadly fires tore through Los Angeles suburbs, families are grappling with the reality that toxic ash from burned cars and homes could be a health issue for awhile, especi ...

Whether you’re dealing with smoke from wildfires, cooking or cigarettes ... tinier particles,” says Michael Rubino, a mold and air quality expert, environmental wellness advocate and chair ...

Ventura County authorities downgraded an evacuation order and lifted several warnings Thursday for areas in and around the town of Piru as a wildfire ... Smoke caused the Air Quality Index to ...

BALTIMORE -- Hot spots from a fire at a Baltimore County recycling plant reignited Thursday, and the Maryland Department of the Environment put out an alert about the air quality around the site.

Parts of California were also under Air Quality, Wildfire Smoke, Windblown Dust and Ash Advisories through Thursday due to the Hughes Fire, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management ...