When wildfires devastated a wide swath of Los Angeles last winter, officials warned residents of several ZIP codes not to drink the water, or boil it first if they must. They worried that soot, ash, ...

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FILE - An aircraft drops fire retardant to slow the spread of the Richard Spring fire, east of Lame Deer, Mont., on Aug. 11, 2021. A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the governments use ...

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — When they sold a 1940s-era fire hall to be redeveloped, officials in a Washtenaw County township failed to formally disclose a potential roadblock to the purchaser. Under the ...

Urban smog and industrial emissions are amplifying the intensity of fire tornadoes in major wildfire zones, with scientists warning that polluted air is contributing to atmospheric conditions that ...

Eastern Europe's fire surge outpaced that of Central Europe: While both regions saw rising fire-PM2.5 levels, Eastern Europe experienced significantly sharper increases (0.06 μg/m³ per year in extreme ...

The liquid natural gas pipeline fire in La Porte near Deer Park has been continuously burning for over 24 hours and despite some officials stating that there's no air quality risk, some experts said ...

Clouds of black smoke hanging over La Porte and Deer Park were visible for miles Monday after a fire erupted from a natural gas liquids pipeline, sparking fears about air pollution spewing from the ...

A groundbreaking new study on sewage solutions for Fire Island recommends piping wastewater to Long Island among potential initiatives to address nitrogen pollution in the Great South Bay. The ...

A home in Cumberland was determined to be a total loss after a fire Monday night. Brush fire spreads through woods in West Greenwich A large brush fire spread through heavy woods in West Greenwich ...

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