After several wildfires combined to torch tens of thousands of acres of vegetation in Los Angeles County ... and local monitors," said the South Coast Air Quality Management District on Tuesday.

The hazardous air quality in Los Angeles is largely a result of smoke from the Pacific Palisades Fire, intensified by strong Santa Ana winds.

On Sunday at 11:55 a.m. an updated air quality alert was issued in effect until Monday at noon. The alert is for San ...

Calculating air pollution from wildfires and other events has become more complicated. That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily more accurate.

(Reuters) - Air quality in wildfire-stricken Los Angeles improved on Thursday from hazardous peaks hit earlier this month, as tiny soot particles that can penetrate the lungs and brain dropped to ...

As the wildfires raged and smoke billowed across Los Angeles, officials issued air quality alerts, schools canceled classes and scientists warned about the dangerous - even fatal - consequences of ...

Wildfires like those in Los Angeles that destroy urban structures release toxic chemicals, including lead, into the air.

As hazardous chemicals pollute the air after devastating wildfires, officials call for increased monitoring to protect ...

The smoke may be temporary, but toxic air pollution is an ever-present danger with effects that linger for generations.

In the wake of the Palisades and Eaton fires, concerns about air quality across the county have been on the rise.

Los Angeles residents will have to cope with the effects of smoke-related unhealthy air, the Los Angeles County Health ...