Specialized air quality instruments captured a spike in lead, chlorine, and bromine pollution during the L.A. wildfires.

Los Angeles is now a week removed from the day that multiple devastating wildfires erupted to torch tens of thousands of acres. But still, the question remains if people should wear masks to limit ...

Calculating air pollution from wildfires and other events has become more complicated. That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily ...

Dust and ash left behind from the wildfires across Southern California can be irritating and hazardous when inhaled.

Even with thick smoke coming from the Hughes Fire, skies have been clear in many areas, and the air quality forecast has been ...

In the wake of the Palisades and Eaton fires, concerns about air quality across the county have been on the rise.

Toxic smoke and dangerous particulate pollution are spreading far beyond the flames, leaving air quality at unhealthy levels ...

(Reuters) - Air quality in wildfire-stricken Los Angeles improved on Thursday from hazardous peaks hit earlier this month, as ...

On Wednesday at 3:18 p.m. an updated air quality alert was issued valid until Thursday at 6 p.m. The alert is for Ventura ...

Unlike typical wildfires, smoke from the L.A. fires — consisting of toxic materials from burned down homes, cars, and more — ...

Wear a tight-fitting N95 mask at the bare minimum, but a P100 is better, experts say. Wear long sleeves, eye protection, closed-toed shoes and cut-resistant gloves. Clean or decontaminate anything ...

Air quality in Los Angeles has improved as the Palisades and Eaton wildfires get under control. But as the fires burned ...