The NJDEP declared Feb. 18 an Air Quality Action Day for particulate matter in New Jersey. Here's what you need to know.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Three environmental factors that have an impact on lung health are being worsened with events of climate change.

People breathing contaminated air over the course of years are at greater risk of developing numerous diseases. This is thought to be due to highly reactive components in particulate matter, which ...

Air pollution ranks among the world's deadliest threats, causing an estimated 8 million deaths in 2021, according to a recent analysis from a United Nations partnership. That same year, pollutants ...

Wildfire smoke fine PM2.5 has a long-term impact on mortality and is associated with an increased mortality rate for all studied outcomes.