Tiny plastic particles aren’t just choking oceans and cities—they’re quietly infiltrating forests too. Scientists discovered that most microplastics arrive through the air, settling onto treetops ...

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In the first broad-scale estimate of air pollution removal by trees nationwide, U.S. Forest Service scientists and collaborators calculated that trees are saving more than 850 human lives a year and ...

Air pollution levels exceeded safety standards in almost all provinces up to and including April 1 this year, with 16,395 “hotspots” detected nationwide, raising serious concerns over PM2.5 pollution.

The Green Fire has grown to over 11,000 acres and is 5% contained near Montgomery Creek, California. Extreme heat and dry conditions are fueling the fire's spread, with a heat advisory in effect.

FOREST HILLS, Mich. — Michigan lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at detecting and controlling PFAS pollution in the air, targeting what supporters call a critical gap in current ...

Canada’s air quality was worse than the United States in 2025, thanks to a record-breaking wildfire season last summer, ...

After hours spent in the thick pollution-choking parts of northern Thailand, Pon Doikam gets home and blows her burning nose ...