air quality

A new report from the American Lung Association finds about half of U.S. children are living in areas with unhealthy air quality, and several Mountain West cities rank among the most polluted in the country.

Every year a non profit publishes a report card regarding the state of a city’s air quality. And the findings aren’t good for Reno.

Unsafe levels were found regardless of size or ventilation system in the facility.

To support rural Nevada communities, which often see severe impacts from wildfires and lack information about wildfire smoke, local organizations are working together to provide air quality data.

The Washoe County School District and Northern Nevada Public Health have come together to offer increased air quality monitoring to Northern Nevada schools.

A new rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency aims to reduce pollution from coal-burning power plants and factories in nearly two dozen states. That’s to improve the air quality for people living downwind – an issue in the Mountain West.

New research from the University of Colorado Boulder shows a concerning link between air pollution and brain development.

A new analysis of air pollution across the country reveals a wide range throughout the Mountain West.

New research indicates newer homes and those constructed with central air conditioning may be better at keeping wildfire smoke out.

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