But by and large, Americans are still breathing the indoor air that set the stage for the pandemic. “Everyone just does the minimum,” said Shelly Miller, an aerosol expert at the University of ...

There is various data to suggest indoor air is many times more polluted than the air outside, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

Anyone who already has breathing issues should pay attention to air action alerts and be ready to make adjustments. "Your lungs are your most internal organ that is in contact with the outside ...

“If we’re not outside, then we don’t make money," said a pedicab driver in Central Park, echoing the view of many workers who pressed on despite warnings about harmful air quality.

Reports circulating on social media and some media outlets have equated breathing wildfire smoke in NY to smoking anywhere from 3 to 20 cigarettes, depending on air quality levels in the community.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Smoke continued to fill the sky in Fresno Friday morning. Still, plenty of people enjoyed time outside at Woodward Park, cycling and walking their dogs. "I'm just happy ...

Sure enough, breathing discomfort was higher in the air hunger group, and about half of them said that it played a part in their decision to quit, compared to less than 30 percent in the non-air ...

Minnesota's transition to the warmer months has been rough when factoring in air quality. Just like in 2023, there are occasional bouts of unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires and animal ...

“People who have healthy breathing, people who don’t have any respiratory issues, they can usually work outside during the orange code. When it gets to red is when they should take precaution,” ...

According to the American Lung Association’s latest State of the Air report, more than 156 million Americans are breathing air that is deemed unhealthy.That’s nearly half of the country. The ...

Enough smoke is expected to remain in the area Thursday for the EPA to extend the air quality warning through 7 p.m. for people with health issues that make them more vulnerable.