Delhi faced severe smog on Monday, with AQI hitting 498, marking the city's most polluted day this winter. Residents reported ...

The term "noise pollution" refers to unwanted or annoying sounds that happen around you. Machinery, amplified music, noisy vehicles, and other things can cause it. If it's loud or long-lasting, noise ...

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Noise pollution is bad for humans and awful for wildlife. Here's what it is, how it affects animals, and how you can help. As a journalist, Gabriella Sotelo covers the environment, climate change, and ...

Soil pollution refers to the dangerously high concentrations of contaminants in soil. While contaminants such as metals, inorganic ions, salts, and organic compounds naturally occur in soils, these ...

But what do those figures actually mean for our lungs? Why does 200 feel unbearable while 500 feels apocalyptic? And as smoke ...

Clouds of black smoke hanging over La Porte and Deer Park were visible for miles Monday after a fire erupted from a natural gas liquids pipeline, sparking fears about air pollution spewing from the ...

When the AQI shoots up, and the sky turns a dusty grey, most people begin to worry about their commute, their skin, or the day’s visibility. What they rarely consider is this: should they still be ...

Calderón-Garcidueñas, today head of the Environmental Neuroprevention Laboratory at the University of Montana, points out that the damaged brains she documented through neuroimaging in young dogs and ...

Cities like Lahore, Pakistan, Hotan China and Delhi, India have consistently poor air quality, but it's impossible to accurately identify the city with the world's worst air pollution. When you ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It could be a postcard for Brooklyn's hip resurgence: a shimmering new building of modern apartments renting for $5,000 a month, a gourmet grocery with a rooftop greenhouse, and a ...