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How Bad Is Your Air?

The findings of this air quality report may leave you breathless

The 23rd annual State of the Air report from the nonprofit American Lung Association is out—and the news is not good everywhere. Here are...

Advice About Air Quality Advisories

What does it mean when an Air Quality Advisory is issued? An Air Quality Advisory is issued by the Environmental Protection Agency and local air-quality...

Air Pollution and Your Heart

Even small changes in outdoor air pollution levels can have a significant impact on heart health, according to a study in The Lancet Planetary Health, which examined data from...

Remembering Kirk Smith, 1947-2020

“Some have greatness thrust upon ’em,” Shakespeare wrote in Twelfth Night. Others have greatness thrust two flights up. I was in the latter group. The office of Kirk R. Smith,...