The Pursat Provincial Department of Environment has urged residents to stop burning solid waste at home or setting fires in ...

Specialized air quality instruments captured a spike in lead, chlorine, and bromine pollution during the L.A. wildfires.

The Air Quality Index does not take into account many gas or particle contaminants that are produced during wildfires, particularly when houses, cars and other man-made materials go up in flames.

The Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles have destroyed over 10,000 structures — homes, businesses ... for their phones to see what the Air Quality Index (AQI) says about the air around ...

Unlike typical wildfires, smoke from the L.A. fires — consisting of toxic materials from burned down homes, cars, and more — poses additional risks to public health.

Calculating air pollution from wildfires and other events has become more complicated. That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily more accurate.

Officials are warning of windblown ash and other pollutants from Los Angeles-area fires and say air quality readers won't pick up on the ash pollutants.

The AQI Index remained in the "very poor" category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 350 at 7 am ... People were seen taking ...

Even if you don't live in an area where wildfires are typical, it's important to know how to protect your health.

Even though the Palisades and Eaton fires are now mostly contained, the Santa Ana winds have led to new fires flaring up across Los Angeles County. While many of the latter have been in areas of dense ...

“The air quality index may say something ... If you don’t have the capacity to purify the air in your entire home, experts said to consider creating a “clean room” — putting an air ...