RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A recent report from the American Lung Association (ALA) indicates that short-term particle pollution has worsened throughout the Richmond metro area over the last year.

Air pollution ranks among the world's deadliest threats, causing an estimated 8 million deaths in 2021, according to a recent analysis from a United Nations partnership. That same year, pollutants ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Little Rock is tied for number one for the worst year-round particle pollution in the Southeast. According to the American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” report, the Little ...

How bad is air pollution in California? Five California cities ranked among the 10 most polluted metropolitan areas in the United States in the United States, in the latest American Lung Association’s ...

Hazy skies in the Phoenix area were caused by overnight wind gusts lofting dust particles. Stagnant weather conditions contributed to a high pollution advisory for Maricopa County. Phoenix's poor air ...

Airparif, the organization responsible for monitoring air quality in Île-de-France, has issued a health warning for Sunday, March 8, 2026, due to a spike in fine particle pollution affecting the ...

A sign displays an unofficial temperature as jets taxi at Sky Harbor International Airport at dusk, July 12, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File) PHOENIX (CN) — As air quality in the Phoenix ...

Unhealthy levels of air pollution have prompted an unofficial lockdown in three states across the U.S. The states of California, Oregon, and Arizona are now under the "unhealthy" category of pollution ...

Smoke from the Ferguson Fire at Yosemite National Park makes skies above Fresno murky in 2018. Bee file photo ckohlruss@fresnobee.com How bad is air pollution in California? Five California cities ...