Ash from the wildfires, which can irritate your skin or lungs, falls out of the air and settles onto the ground and therefore ...

The Air Quality Index (AQI) can tell you a lot about the health of the environment, but there are still measures you can take ...

The air has improved in the LA region as firefighters get blazes under control, but there are questions about how safe the ...

Air quality in wildfire-stricken Los Angeles improved on Thursday from hazardous peaks hit earlier this month, as tiny soot ...

Calculating air pollution from wildfires and other events has become more complicated. That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily ...

Wear a tight-fitting N95 mask at the bare minimum, but a P100 is better, experts say. Wear long sleeves, eye protection, ...

Angelenos still bothered by the smell of smoke may be surprised to see that Air Quality Index numbers returned to “healthy” or “moderate” levels this week in L.A. County, but they shouldn ...

A total of six towns in Monmouth and Ocean counties have unhealthy air and ozone levels, according to AirNow.gov.

Unlike typical wildfires, smoke from the L.A. fires — consisting of toxic materials from burned down homes, cars, and more — ...

AirNow is a collaborative effort of federal agencies that provides air quality data across the U.S. The site also has ...

The LA wildfires have burned tens of thousands of acres – but on some weather maps, air quality still looks good. What’s ...

Wildfires are tearing through thousands of acres in Los Angeles County in California, as strong Santa Ana winds stoke the ...