For nearly 100 years, the former Exide plant melted lead-acid car batteries that polluted properties in the mostly Latino ...

A recent study by the University of Southampton has revealed that microscopic particles from brake pads may be more toxic ...

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our air is anything but fresh.

In the Jan. 30 ruling, the European Court of Human Rights faulted Italy for not dealing with the dumping, burying and burning ...

Almost half of all copper in the air we breathe comes from brake and tyre wear. Various studies conducted by other research ...

A study by the University of Southampton has found microscopic particles emitted from certain types of commonly fitted brake pads can be more toxic than those found in diesel vehicle exhaust.

A team of researchers say they want to look at what exposure to toxins from thousands of burned structures does to people ...

Toxics in the air from urban wildfires may include dioxins, asbestos, and lead. But testing, until recently, for these air ...

The smoke may be temporary, but toxic air pollution is an ever-present danger with effects that linger for generations.

Here are the landfills that could take toxic waste from the L.A. wildfires in the coming weeks — many have not accepted ...

Environmental advocates warned that closing the Office of Environmental Justice would lead to more toxic contaminants, ...