air quality

Have you noticed that the sky seems a little hazy? It is most likely due to the fire in northern Los Angeles County.

An air quality alert is in effect for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties Monday due to smoke from a wildfire that grew to more than 14,000 acres over the weekend.

A recent haze over parts of San Diego County has residents questioning whether there is any concern with our air quality.

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

Wildfire smoke is hanging over the Bay Area. Here’s a look at when the air quality could improve.

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.

A particulate advisory will be in effect for the region Tuesday and Wednesday due to high levels of particulate pollution from fireworks displays — both legal and illegal.

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.

The New York City area has been smothered in a cloud of thick smoke due to wildfires in the eastern Canadian provinces of Quebec and Nova Scotia over the past few days —and it is not any better Wednesday. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation extended its citywide air quality health advisory through midnight Wednesday, and those who…