Toxic chemicals from wildfire smoke can remain in Los Angeles homes weeks after fires are extinguished, with some cancer-causing compounds peaking during recovery periods, UCLA researchers found.

(Beyond Pesticides, October 31, 2023) With cooler weather setting in and people heading indoors and closing windows, the issue of COVID-19 transmission escalates, as do concerns about toxic chemicals ...

To understand the health risks from air pollution, you need to know what people are exposed to and how much of it.

New research has found that wildland fires may be releasing far more air-polluting gases than previously thought. The ...

A new study of the impact of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires has found that even after fires are extinguished, ...

A study reports that, around the world, wildfires and prescribed burns could emit substantially more gases, including ones that contribute to air pollution, than previously thought.

I have a health goal for the new year that doesn't require me to get out of bed earlier or eat fewer cookies. I am an ...

Updated global data show wildfire smoke pollution is higher than past estimates, with implications for air quality and ...

PROVIDENCE — A classroom in a Providence high school built on the site of a former silver factory has been closed after testing positive for higher-than-acceptable levels of a volatile chemical ...

As fires burn the landscape, they spew airborne gases and particles, though their impact on air pollution might be ...