A 6-year-old boy has died and his mother and two firefighters were injured after a fire in an apartment building on Chicago's North Side Friday, Chicago fire officials said.

According to Chicago Fire Department officials, fire crews were called to the blaze in the multi-story brick apartment ...

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

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 ...

Learn about the lasting impact of wildfire smoke on urban surfaces and human health. Discover how these toxic pollutants ...

Even if you don't live in an area where wildfires are typical, it's important to know how to protect your health. Lara Vukelich is a freelance writer in San Diego, California. She writes creative ...

On Sunday night, the annual Grammy Awards will return, but things will be a little different for this year's ceremony. The fires, which are now considered mostly contained, blazed until the end of ...

By Elijah de Castro for Keen Sentinel. Broadcast version by Kathryn Carley for New Hampshire News Service, for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration. It's 11 in the ...

Smoke from the North Fork Fire in McDowell County is leading to poor air quality across Western North Carolina. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert is in effect for Burke county until midnight. Thick ...

It was not a coincidence that the air-analyzing ... South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). During and immediately following the Los Angeles fires, the wind was largely blowing southward ...

"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 ...