44% of Americans breathe dangerously polluted air. In California, it's 82%
The American Lung Assn.'s 2026 State of the Air report again graded L.A. as having some of the worst air quality in the country. California as a state performed poorly.
The American Lung Assn.'s 2026 State of the Air report again graded L.A. as having some of the worst air quality in the country. California as a state performed poorly.
The new report evaluated air quality in different parts of the country by measuring the presence of ozone and particle pollution in the atmosphere.
American Lung Association report comes amid Trump EPA’s expansive rollback of environmental protections
Extreme heat is pushing global food and farming systems to the brink, threatening the livelihoods of over a billion people as rising temperatures and more frequent heatwaves redefine how food is produced worldwide, a new UN report warns.
Longer pollen seasons increasing exposure for tens of millions of people with hay fever and other allergies
Six weeks since war erupted in the Middle East, the shockwaves have spread to the Caribbean region, already pushed to the brink, amid fears of a looming El Niño-linked climate disaster.