A sweeping ban on smoking in outdoor public spaces is expected to help stub out the scourge of cigarette butts – France’s ...

An international study found that air pollution leads to more cancer-related genetic changes than secondhand smoke.

Cigarette butts, the plastic pollution that's hiding in plain sight. As nearly 200 countries discuss how to cut plastic pollution at UN talks in Paris this week, environmental campaigners are ...

France's new decree banning smoking on beaches has been met with mixed reactions, with some calling it a "deprivation of ...

References [1] Cigarettes butt littering: The story of the world’s most littered item from the perspective of pollution, remedial actions, and policy measures. Journal of Hazardous Materials ...

Exposure to air pollution, other contaminants and traditional herbal medicines may be contributing to the development of lung ...

Wildfire smoke is a combination of water vapor, pollutants including carbon monoxide, and particle pollution made up of acids, chemicals, soot, metals, dust, pollen and mold. All the air we ...

The News. Using a single gas-stove burner can raise indoor concentrations of benzene, which is linked to cancer risk, to above what’s found in secondhand tobacco smoke and even to levels that ...

A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic ...

Wildfire smoke contains a complex mix of gases, hazardous air pollutants, water vapor and particulate matter (or particle pollution), which pose the greatest threat.. Some of those particles ...