Smoke from wildfires in Canada has drifted into the U.S., prompting air quality alerts for Americans as it continues to spread. But when officials and forecasters classify a city's air as "unhealthy" ...
The color-coded Air Quality Index categories you’ll find on the Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow website rank air quality on a 500-point scale and are meant to give the public an easy way to ...
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 7: A person waiting for the subway wears a filtered mask as smoky haze from wildfires in Canada blankets a neighborhood on June 7, 2023 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
It is wildfire season, which could mean more air pollution, too. Here are a few tips to protect yourself. By Adeel Hassan and Hilary Howard Wildfires burning across Canada are generating clouds of ...