Environmental Diseases Stories
If we want to live longer, we cannot afford to breathe in air contaminated with particulate matter.
While air pollution has been decreasing in the U.S. since the 1970s, a new report finds that some cities still struggle with dangerously high levels of ozone and particle pollution.
During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government took measures to clean up air pollution, and the effects are now showing in babies born that year.
Long-term exposure to air pollution appears to damage brain structures and impair mental function in older people without dementia or stroke.
Since toxic mold can trigger psychosis, Clarkson University ghostbusters believe the reason a pesky poltergeist will not leave you and your house alone is poor air quality.
Children exposed to a common air pollutant while in the womb and after birth are at a higher risk of impaired brain function, according to a new study.
Reduced air pollution in Los Angeles has led to healthier and stronger lungs for its children.
Although drivers spend only about two percent of their time stopped at intersections, this is where around a quarter of their exposure to air pollutants occurs.
Data from new satellite detection instrument shows German cities emit several times less light per capita than American cities of a similar size.
A good chunk of beaches in the U.S. have failed to meet water safety standards and are contaminated with sewage and urban pollution.
More than 300 children in rural China have fallen ill with lead poisoning. Only following outrageous comments from a local official was the nearby chemical plant closed.
Researchers find that, on average, people of color are exposed to 38 percent higher levels of nitrogen dioxide outdoor air pollution when compared to white people.