After fires destroyed multiple neighborhoods across Los Angeles County, many residents looked up to find blue, smoke-free ...

What doesn't AQI tell us? The Air Quality Index does not take into account many gas or particle contaminants that are ...

Naturally, people in the Los Angeles area are reaching for their phones to see what the Air Quality Index (AQI) says about ...

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

Learn what the air quality index (AQI) means, how it impacts your health, and how to stay safe when pollution is high.

If you have been hearing about poor air quality in New York City Friday, you can breathe a deep sigh of relief (literally): ...

Toxic smoke and dangerous particulate pollution are spreading far beyond the flames, leaving air quality at unhealthy levels ...

Air quality in wildfire-stricken Los Angeles improved on Thursday from hazardous peaks hit earlier this month, as tiny soot ...

Unlike typical wildfires, smoke from the L.A. fires — consisting of toxic materials from burned down homes, cars, and more — ...

Wear a tight-fitting N95 mask at the bare minimum, but a P100 is better, experts say. Wear long sleeves, eye protection, closed-toed shoes and cut-resistant gloves. Clean or decontaminate anything ...