As California expands its prescribed burning efforts, a study of more than 180 such projects suggests they are an effective ...

Wednesday marked four months since Hurricane Helene ravaged the western Carolinas - and residents in McDowell County are ...

This is happening more and more often, a USA TODAY analysis of U.S. EPA data shows. Closer look: How wildfire smoke can harm you ... particularly in western states. “The bottom line is ...

The wildfire strikes an inland region of North Carolina that is still recovering from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene ...

The Air Quality Index measured 156 near Forks, Washington, and received a rating of "unhealthy," meaning some members of the ...

Most of the state's more than 1,000 wineries are clustered around the Columbia River, so the irrigation-dependent crop can ...

from wildfire smoke found that levels had increased by up to five micrograms per cubic metre in the western US in the past decade – enough to reverse "decades of policy-driven improvements in ...

Experts lay bare the health effects of breathing in wildfire smoke and the steps that can be taken to reduce one's risk.

Smoke exposure, researchers have found, raises the risk of dementia, poor mental health, fertility problems, and neurodegenerative diseases.

The composition of a wildfire can also have an impact on human health. With the California fires engulfing homes and ...