This is part of a monthly series answering readers' climate-related questions and highlighting Arizona's unsung climate leaders. The stories aim to help to connect and inspire Arizonans who care about ...

About 17,000 — that’s how many people were ordered to evacuate following a Rockdale County chemical plant fire on Sunday. Hundreds of residents reported symptoms of skin irritation, watery eyes and ...

A UC Davis analysis of 40 empirical studies found that air pollution is associated with differences in children’s brains. (Getty Images) Outdoor air pollution from power plants, fires and cars ...

Humans take more than 22,000 breaths a day and experts say the quality of the air we breathe is important. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports more than 90% of children breathe air so polluted ...

What if the secret weapon for fighting for a healthier planet is actually your mom? "I'm sick and tired of people thinking of moms as these nice little ladies over there. You know, getting upset about ...

YMCA campers climb a sand dune in Coronado, Calif., in July. Campers must be bused to various beaches due to Imperial Beach being closed because of raw sewage and chemical pollution. (Luke Johnson / ...

Of nearly 30,000 children studied, those in polluted areas were more likely to develop myopia Fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were most strongly linked to poor eyesight Primary ...

(Reuters Health) - Doctors have long predicted that less air pollution will produce healthier lungs. Now a first-of-its-kind study of 2,120 children in southern California has documented dramatically ...

Children in least developed countries face a 94 times higher risk of dying from air pollution compared to those in developed ...

The effects of air pollution on kids "should have parents up in arms" to force changes in air pollution regulations, a reader said. Experts say children exposed to high air pollution levels can lose ...

On New Year's Day, several people messaged me to ask if I had noticed how bad the air quality was in Phoenix after the previous night's firework celebrations. It was plain to see that day. Particulate ...