From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Steve Curwood ...

A recent large study conducted in Sweden has found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution may increase the risk for the development of motor neuron disease (MND), as well as ...

A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...

Recent research has forged a new reason to take B vitamin supplements — protection from the deleterious cardiovascular effects of air pollution. But the data are far from conclusive and much more work ...

Air pollution, like ozone and PM2.5, significantly damages nearly every major human body system, impacting cardiovascular, ...

Moms Clean Air Force, touting 1.5 million members, held a summit in Washington. A day after the Environmental Protection Agency announced new air quality standards, the advocacy group Moms Clean Air ...

A child's blood pressure may be influenced by exposure to air pollution before and shortly after birth, according to a study ...

Eating fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Subscribe to our ...

Supporters say making public agencies dim outdoor lights will prevent disturbing wildlife and preserve Maine's dark night skies.

Air pollution is having a devastating effect on large parts of South Asia, particularly Northern India, Pakistan and ...