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Rutgers researchers examined particulate matter from a June 2023 fire that triggered advisories for more than 100 million Americans in the Northeast. Climate-driven wildfire events are rapidly ...

People breathing contaminated air over the course of years are at greater risk of developing numerous diseases. This is thought to be due to highly reactive components in particulate matter, which ...

Firefighters in southern California are battling the Palisades and Eaton Fires, which have killed at least 25 people, burning a cumulative 37,700 acres and at least 12,000 structures. The plumes of ...

There’s some debate about whether burning candles is bad for your health. Some people claim that candles release potentially harmful toxins. Long before the invention of the light bulb, candles and ...

In Summary Residents in Fort Jesus, Kibera live next to informal dumpsites where waste is burned almost daily, exposing ...