The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with ...

If also passed by the House as expected, the action will be the first time Congress has weakened protections under the Clean Air Act.

While California’s famous coastline is a popular destination, some may want to reconsider cooling off in the Pacific Ocean.

A new report on air quality across the U.S. offers a cloudy prognosis on the long-term health of about 156 million residents who live in areas that received an "F" in smog and soot pollution.

Year-round particle pollution affected 85 million Americans, with Californian cities like Bakersfield, Visalia, and Fresno topping the list for worst levels of such pollution. Meanwhile ...

Here’s which: The American Lung Association also released the worst 25 cities nationwide pertaining to year-round particle pollution. Here are the places in California that made the list.

Essex stands as somewhat of an outlier on the list of places without air monitors — given the number of pollution sources there. Newark alone currently has three gas-fired power plants ...