Trump’s christened it the “ Big Beautiful Bill ,” but it will cost the U.S. government $4.5 trillion to pay for massive tax benefits that overwhelmingly enrich big corporations and the wealthy by ...

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A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic mutations that may contribute to the development of lung cancer in people ...

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The shortlist of 25 photos captures our changing world in extraordinary depth, from rooftop picnics to undersea greenhouses.

Los Angeles' air pollution has been an issue since early in the city's history. Smog formations were seen in Los Angeles in the 1940s. PhotoQuest / Getty Los Angeles has a history of smog.

Study authors relied on air quality data from 2021-2023, the Lung Association said. Here’s what to know about the worst and the best places in the country for air quality.

In this photo from 1972, the air-pollution control department checks for violators. In New Orleans, fumes spread over the streets. Kaiser Aluminum Plant's smokestack blows out fumes over New Orleans.

Air pollution shortens life expectancy by up to 1.3 years in the Balkans. Three Balkans region capitals -- Belgrade, Pristina and Sarajevo are among the 10 most polluted cities in the world.

People ride on a boat on the river Yamuna, as the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi’s air quality turned “hazardous” due to alarming air pollution, in New Delhi, India, November 18, 2024.