Canada wildfires: B.C. braces for intense firefighting week as smoke, poor air quality spreads
Fast-moving B.C. wildfires are forcing evacuations, closing roads and putting communities on edge as crews battle intense flames…
Will wildfire smoke make a comeback in the Midwest and East?
Wildfire smoke is causing poor air quality in parts of the Northwest and western Canada, and some of…
Canadian wildfires never caused US skies to turn orange in the past. Here’s what changed
Cities across Canada, the U.S. Midwest and East Coast are currently under thick blankets of wildfire smoke. In…
Toronto under air quality warning due to wildfire smoke after city swelters in extreme heat
Environment Canada is warning of poor air quality in Toronto due to wildfire smoke after the city reached…
Air quality warnings lifted for Ottawa-Gatineau region
UPDATE: Environment Canada lifted its air quality warnings for Ottawa-Gatineau and the surrounding area on Sunday afternoon. Environment…
Thousands in New York, Maryland, California To Stay Inside Over Air Quality
Air quality alerts have been issued across parts of New York, Maryland and Southern California, as the National…
NASA SVS | Long-range Transport of 2023 Canadian Wildfire Smoke into the Northeastern United States
A global view of Smoke Intensity estimated by Black Carbon Column Mass Density from NASA’s Goddard Earth Observing…
March of the Harmattan – NASA Science
In early spring 2026, a dry, dust-laden wind known as the harmattan swept across northwestern Africa. Cold temperatures,…
Environmental harms and health risks from Iran war could persist for decades
Oil depots spewing black smoke. Debris sinking in the Persian Gulf. Missiles pounding military sites. The Iran war…
Trump’s EPA is paving the way for hazier national parks, activists say
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A year ago, federal environmental regulators told West Virginia officials that their plan to…
Coalition sues EPA over greenhouse gas emissions rule change
WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, challenging…
How Two Teens in Niagara Falls Are Confronting Pollution and a Mental Health Crisis
Julissa Hernandez was at work when she saw the news, in 2024, that a young mother, Chianti Means,…