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Exhaust rises from the stacks of the Harrison Power Station in Haywood

Health Aug 16

How a White House plan to overturn a key EPA regulation threatens children’s health

By John Yang, Kaisha Young

Science Mar 11

A man rides A bicycle carrying sacks of recyclables amid morning smog in Lahore
Most of the world’s population breathes dirty air, study shows

Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of global cities meeting WHO air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found.

By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press

World Nov 18

Traffic passes on a road as the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi's air quality turned "severe" due to alarming air p...
PHOTOS: New Delhi chokes on air pollution 50 times the safe limit

Authorities in India’s capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season.

By Manish Swarup, Rishi Lekhi, Associated Press

Nation Nov 10

Fire breaks out in Prospect Park, New York
New York parks employee dies fighting wildfires as air quality warnings are issued

A New York parks employee died battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and New York amid dry conditions that have prompted air quality warnings in both states, authorities said Sunday.

By Associated Press

World Nov 04

Monitor screens displaying the smog situation at the Smog Cell at the Environment Protection and Climate Change Department...
Pakistan closes schools in Lahore due to dangerous air quality

Pakistani officials say dangerously poor air quality has forced the provincial government in Lahore to close primary schools for a week.

By Associated Press

Jul 28

Thousands of firefighters battle Western wildfires as smoke puts millions under air quality alerts

By Nic Coury, Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press

Cooler temperatures and increased humidity could help crews battle California's Park Fire, which had scorched more than 550 square miles as of Sunday morning, darkening the sky with smoke and haze and contributing to poor air quality in a large…

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Jul 26

Watch 6:26
How massive wildfires in the West spread harmful particles across North America

By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins

Raging wildfires are burning across parts of the western U.S. and Canada, pushing thousands of people to flee their homes and forcing Canada to call up the military to help. In addition to the physical devastation the flames are causing,…

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Jun 08

Watch 5:22
Wildfire smoke is hazardous even hundreds of miles away. Here’s how to protect your health

By John Yang, Kaisha Young

Smoke from wildfires hundreds of miles away is still a health threat, contributing to nearly 16,000 deaths a year, according to a recent National Bureau of Economic Research analysis. Laura Kate Bender, who leads the Healthy Air campaign for the…

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May 16

Wildfire risk eases near Canada’s oil sands hub

By Suman Naishadham, Rob Gillies, Associated Press

Canada is entering a new fire season after last year’s record number of wildfires sent choking smoke across parts of the U.S. and forced more than 235,000 Canadians to evacuate their communities.

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Apr 06

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Why air quality is getting worse in many places and how it puts human health at risk

By William Brangham, Andrew Corkery

While the U.S. has made great progress improving air quality in recent decades, air pollution is still a driver of many serious health conditions both domestically and globally. According to a new report, only seven countries met the World Health…

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