air pollution

Two professors from the nursing college are leading a team of investigators from four other institutions to evaluate how factors like social isolation and intermittent sugar cane burning affect brain health.

Much of the Northeast U.S. has been blanketed in a murky haze of wildfire smoke. For most people breathing this air is unpleasant, for others it can be life-threatening. There are ways to reduce the risk.

Parrish, in Manatee County, is included in a list ProPublica compiled that analyzes billions of rows of EPA data to map the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level.

The phenomenon happens every year – but the 2020 version is especially large and imposing, experts say.

New data recently released shows that people of color are more exposed to air pollutants from Tampa Bay's busy roadways. WUSF's Jessica Meszaros spoke...

Smog can spike during hot days. A new study finds that the effects of breathing air pollution may be cumulative. Long-term exposure may lead to lung disease, even among people who've never smoked.

In a new book, physician Sandro Galea calls for a change in how we talk about health in America. The real drivers of wellness, he argues, are not personal choice, but our history, policies and values.

You wouldn't think that a region that prides itself on outdoor activities and sunshine would have problems with air pollution. But Tampa Bay had some of...