Specialized air quality instruments captured a spike in lead, chlorine, and bromine pollution during the L.A. wildfires. As ...

Learn what the air quality index (AQI) means, how it impacts your health, and how to stay safe when pollution is high.

Weather conditions are trapping smoke and other air pollutants near the ground where people breathe, officials said.

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

Indicators like the Air Quality Index (AQI), commonly used to track air pollution levels, provide a rough sense of the ...

An air quality alert was issued on Tuesday at 5:03 a.m. for Josephine County.

Unlike typical wildfires, smoke from the L.A. fires — consisting of toxic materials from burned down homes, cars, and more — ...

If you have been hearing about poor air quality in New York City Friday, you can breathe a deep sigh of relief (literally): ...

The LA wildfires have burned tens of thousands of acres – but on some weather maps, air quality still looks good. What’s ...

Dust and ash left behind from the wildfires across Southern California can be irritating and hazardous when inhaled.

Toxic smoke and dangerous particulate pollution are spreading far beyond the flames, leaving air quality at unhealthy levels ...