The smoke may be temporary, but toxic air pollution is an ever-present danger with effects that linger for generations.

Q I just saw on the news that the smoke from wildfires is even worse for your health than we thought. Why is that? It seems ...

With Los Angeles still reeling from the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires, a new report on California blazes from earlier ...

With Los Angeles still reeling from the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires, a new report on California blazes from e ...

Urban wildfires like LA’s make harmful chemicals from burning plastics and electronics that can make indoor air dangerous for months.

As crews work to clean up from the Los Angeles wildfires, city officials and residents are opposing the designation of a ...

Fire crews continued to battle a wildfire Tuesday that spread over nearly 10 square miles of remote terrain a few miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in south San Diego County. "Firefighters ...

The infernal blazes burning in Southern California are raising concerns about the potential airborne hazards they may be leaving behind. Even once the fires are ultimately extinguished, experts warn, ...

Short-term effects of exposure to smoke tend to appear in ... to the higher levels of ground ozone that are notorious on Los Angeles summer days. Wildfires, he explained, produce high ...

But while California may seem especially fire prone, fire experts warn that wildfire risk is increasing across the country – often in places residents might not expect. “There are a lot of ...

Fire crews continued to battle a wildfire on Friday morning several miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in the San Diego area, as it grew rapidly amid arid and blustery Santa Ana conditions. As of 6 ...