Once essential for curbing the spread of COVID-19, disposable face masks have become a major contributor to environmental pollution and human health concerns. Over the past four years, more than 950 ...

The splitting headaches began when smoke from wildfires rolled in around Tim Hunt's suburban Seattle home. Next came a debilitating fatigue.

BUELLTON, Calif. - With the Gifford Fire churning through the Los Padres National Forest, air quality has become a top concern for people throughout Santa Barbara county. There's an opportunity for ...

The reversal of a decades-old U.S. Forest Service policy means that federal wildland firefighters can now mask up if they ...

The type of mask matters if you don’t want to inhale harmful pollutants. This is a Kaiser Health News story. Toby Lewsadder stepped outside an Ace Hardware store wearing a simple one-strap dust mask.

The air turned orange—and the whole city felt it. As smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed New Haven in 2023, it sent fine particle pollution soaring to more than 15 times the normal daily level.