air quality

Even if the weather outside isn’t frightful, you might still be dealing with dry and dirty indoor air – especially when we keep windows and doors closed in winter. Consumer Reports says adding humidifiers and air purifiers can help – but they require some TLC!

Even if the weather outside isn’t frightful, you might still be dealing with dry and dirty indoor air – especially when we keep windows and doors closed in winter. Consumer Reports says adding humidifiers and air purifiers can help – but they require some TLC!

If you’re sick of seeing and smelling smog in Dallas-Fort Worth, you’ve got a chance to say something about it.

If you’re sick of seeing smog in Dallas-Fort Worth, you can say something about it. The North Central Texas Council of Governments is working on the region’s air quality improvement plan. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports.

The Bay Area’s poor air quality is adding an extra twist to the San Francisco 49ers’ home opener in Santa Clara Thursday night.

The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for smog despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health.

We all hear when there are air quality alerts or when smoke from wildfires causes issues, but unsafe air is not always obvious. Invisible and odorless pollutants from traffic or weather patterns can also linger. Consumer Reports is here to tell you how to monitor the air quality around you, so you can stay safe.

Consumer Reports offers ways to monitor the air quality around you, and what measures you can take to stay safe.

Canadian wildfires will send worsening smoky air across the country and neighboring United States in coming days after recent heavy rains in Quebec missed the places where the fires are most active, officials said Wednesday.

There are many health risks that people can face when it comes to wildfire smoke. However, health problems brought on by the dangerous air quality levels are not just limited to humans — our beloved pets face them as well.

Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region, and in parts of the central and eastern United States.

The New York Racing Association has announced that live racing will resume at Belmont Park on Friday following significant improvement in air quality conditions in the state.

Much of the East Coast is covered by an orange sky, the result of wildfire smoke traveling south from Canada. Here’s what people have to say on social media.

When the air quality is poor outside, is it safe to use your air conditioner? Here’s what doctors say.

New York health officials say a slight increase in emergency department arrivals began Wednesday, as the skies became an unrecognizable and ominous orange.

Wildfire smoke is part of life in California and the American West, but it’s an unfamiliar foe in New York City and other East Coast cities.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul warned the Belmont Stakes could be called off if the air quality index exceeds 200 on its scale.

The smoke continues to smother the tri-state because of a weather pattern know as an “Omega Block” to meteorologists — here’s what that means and when we can expect the smoke to ultimately clear out

There has been a lot of talk about air quality levels as nearly the NYC area has been engulfed by smoke coming down from wildfires in Canada. What do the numbers mean? Here’s an explanation.