Exposure to light pollution increased thyroid cancer risk as much as 25% FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Babies exposed to air and light pollution have a higher risk of developing ...

Opinion: the dirtiest coal plant in the nation just got special permission to continue spewing toxic pollutants into our air ...

Something else in an unhealthy diet might be playing a role, Wang said. Other environmental factors, like air pollution or ...

Fifty-five years ago, on April 22, 1970, the world took note of its burning rivers and acrid air. An overdue shift ... and a change in human habits that cut CFC emissions in half by 1996.

The very air that shielded us was at risk ... in the ozone story is the Earth’s ability to bounce back. Once CFC emissions were drastically reduced, the ozone layer began to heal.

These chemicals were commonly used in aerosol sprays, air conditioners ... The effects were soon measurable. CFC levels in the atmosphere began to drop. And while the ozone layer hole still ...

CO 2 (carbon dioxide) and CFC (chlorofluorocarbon, a potent synthetic greenhouse ... cent of the time atmospheric measurements are not influenced by local sources of pollution. Cape Grim greenhouse ...

A new report on air quality across the U.S. offers a cloudy prognosis on the long-term health of about 156 million residents ...

There are 25 million more people living with bad air than last year's report showed, according to air quality data from the ...