Nearly 188,000 dementia cases in the U.S. each year may have been caused by air pollution, researchers estimate, with bad air quality from wildfires and agriculture showing the strongest links to a ...

New research shows that inhaling polluted air for just an hour can impair cognitive abilities like attention and emotional recognition within four hours, highlighting the urgent need for cleaner air ...

AUSTIN - Legislation to clearly define air pollution and require fence-line air-quality monitors at petrochemical plants has not received a public hearing this year, but some lawmakers hope to amend ...

A decade-long study reveals that specific pollutants, especially from industry and residential fuels, are linked to declines in memory, executive function, and language skills in older adults. Study: ...

Cities across the US, particularly those in California where wildfires are common, are often exposed to lower air quality due to a mix of urban pollution and weather effects. But even some rural areas ...

She added that anti-smog cannons and air-quality monitors are deployed and that AQI forecasting, which she said has been introduced for the first time in Punjab, has enabled earlier interventions to ...