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Smoke from southern Oregon fire prompts air quality advisory in for much of the region

Smoke from the Moon Complex Fire in southern Oregon is wafting into Western Lane and Douglas Counties.

Is smoke in your home? Here's how to make an air purifier from a box fan

A large area of greater Los Angeles had unhealthy air Friday, due to particulate matter from large wildfires. Here are tips for breathing cleaner air indoors if it's smoky outside.

Smoke emerging from a wildfire is seen from a passenger train on the Prince George-Prince Rupert line near Telkwa, British Columbia, on Monday.

Minnesota and Wisconsin issue air quality alerts amid a new round of Canada smoke

Parts of the Midwest are seeing unhealthy air quality this weekend, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana and the Dakotas. It can be most dangerous for kids, older people and other sensitive groups.

Piles of coal sit at a coal export terminal in the Curtis Bay neighborhood of Baltimore, Md. The area is one of the most polluted in the state and is one of hundreds of communities in the U.S. that grapple with disproportionate air pollution.

A new satellite could help clean up the air in America's most polluted neighborhoods

A new satellite will take continuous measurements of dangerous air pollution in the U.S. That has scientists, and residents, warily optimistic about undoing decades of environmental injustice.

A winter morning in an Oregon valley finds wood smoke trapped in low-hanging cloudcover.

Even as wildfire season ends, bad air remains a hazard in places like Oakridge

Wildfire season is officially over, but for Oakridge residents, that doesn’t necessarily mean the air will clear up anytime soon.

California's new emissions lab will help the state meet strict air pollution standards

California has some of the strictest air pollution regulations in the nation. But poor air quality still causes many preventable deaths and illnesses in the state.

Air traffic controllers helped end government shutdown in 2019. Could they be in the same position?

The 2019 government shutdown lasted 35 days, and it took a toll on the country’s air traffic controllers.

The dark silhouette of a firefighter is seen in front of cluster of flames. It is nighttime, and the fire illuminates surrounding trees in an orange glow.

Oregon DEQ issues another air quality advisory and more may come this month

The Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality alert for southern and central Oregon, where wildfires are blazing.

Interstate 405 cuts through neighborhoods near the Los Angeles International Airport, seen here in 2017. A new study found links between modern urban air pollution and historical redlining at the national level.

Even many decades later, redlined areas see higher levels of air pollution

"We see a really clear association between how these maps were drawn in the '30s and the air pollution disparities today," says an author of a study on the effects of the discriminatory policy.

Oregon State quarterback Sean Mannion (4) calls a play during a huddle in a game against the University of Utah during an NCAA college football game in Corvallis, Ore., Thursday, Oct.. 16, 2014. The University of Utah beat Oregon State 29-23.

Quentin Hayes scores twice and Air Force blanks Oregon State 28-0

Quarterback Quentin Hayes had 194 total yards and scored two rushing touchdowns to lead Air Force to a 28-0 victory over Oregon State.

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