A new study looks at the unintended harm the plan did to poorer regions.

Exclusive: Comprehensive analysis finds harm from head to toe, including dementia, heart and lung disease, fertility problems and reduced intelligence

A study ties an estimated 4,300 premature deaths a year to the air pollution caused by corn production in the U.S. In some regions, the per-bushel health costs exceed the corn's market price.

About 4 million children worldwide develop asthma each year because of inhaling nitrogen dioxide air pollution, according to a new study. The study, based on data from 2010 to 2015, estimates that 64 percent of these new cases of asthma occur in urban areas.

Pilot scheme launches in Coventry this year with aim of cutting congestion and pollution

Fry-ups and woodburners can cause high levels of particle pollution, campaigners warn

Scientists blame rise on car fumes, secondhand smoke and soot from wood-burning stoves

A radical review of transport laws dating back 180 years could lead to electric scooters being allowed on Britain's roads for the first time.

The Roman Empire produced so much air pollution from fires in homes and on farms that it had a detectable cooling effect on the regional climate

New York City Clean Air Taxi rules are successful in cutting emissions and reducing air pollution, according to a new study by researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Drexel University. Between 2009 and 2015, the legislation more than doubled the fuel efficiency of the fleet of 13,500 yellow taxis, leading to estimated declines in air pollution emissions. The findings are published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology.

Open air yoga and chess games fill streets for trial initiative

Google “California tule fog accident,” and you’ll discover how the Golden State’s notoriously thick, ground-level fog has caused a flurry of deadly car accidents in the Central Valley. The silent killer in all this, however, appears to be poor air quality, which can fuel the fog’s creation.

Rising temperatures in the Arctic may be weakening winds in China and India, lessening air flow over major cities and exacerbating winter smogs

Smoke from large wildfires in Canada's Alberta province has drifted into five U.S. states and is causing haze and air quality issues.

A study finds that exposure to fine particulate matter in the first years of life is associated with poorer performance in working memory and executive attention.

Scientists say breathing the heavily polluted air in Mexico City these days is like smoking somewhere between a quarter- and a half-pack of cigarettes a day.