Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On New Year's Day, several people messaged me to ask if I had noticed how bad the air quality was in Phoenix after the previous ...

As India faces another wave of hazardous air, the invisible threat is especially concerning for children. The State of Global Air 2024 report highlights air pollution as the second leading cause of ...

Air pollution has become a common problem in many cities today. Smoggy mornings and high Air Quality Index (AQI) levels are no longer rare. During such times, many parents notice that their children ...

More than 131 million people live in places with unhealthy air quality, according to the American Lung Association's 2024 State of Air report. This is an increase of 11.7 million people from the ...

CHICAGO, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Lung Association released its 27th annual "State of the Air" report, which finds that nearly half of the children in the U.S. are breathing ...

Understand how air pollution worsens childhood asthma and discover actionable steps to safeguard your child’s health in a changing climate. Air pollution from car and truck exhaust, coal and gas-fired ...

West Oakland, a neighborhood of less than 30,000 people on the northwestern tip of Oakland, Calif., is encircled by three major highways. In the latter half of the 20th century, construction of a ...

Water-Damaged Homes, Heavy Air Pollution Increase Asthma Risk In Kids By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Feb. 9, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Children are more likely to develop asthma if they ...

The effects of air pollution on kids "should have parents up in arms" to force changes in air pollution regulations, a reader said. Experts say children exposed to high air pollution levels can lose ...