The initiative helped pressure the Chinese government to clean up the air in Beijing and was later expanded to dozens of ...

Beijing's average PM2.5 concentration dropped to a record low of 26.8 micrograms per cubic meter in the first two months of ...

ISTANBUL—Air pollution levels in nearly every country exceed what medical experts consider safe to breathe, according to a ...

HANOI: The capital of Vietnam, recently ranked seventh among 121 global capitals surveyed for average annual PM2.5 ...

Most of the world breathes unhealthy air. Poor monitoring, industrial emissions, and weak regulations worsen air pollution.

Only seven countries met World Health Organization (WHO) air quality standards last year, data showed on Tuesday, as ...

Last month Beijing's air pollution soared past levels considered hazardous by the World Health Organization. Prior to that, the government often played down the pollution in Beijing, insisting it ...

But it’s equally important to look at whether their health is deteriorating because they are in a place with such poor air quality.” In 2008, United States officials in Beijing installed air ...

The last available reading in Beijing was posted on March 4, the day the agency stopped transmitting data. Current State Department staff told CBS News that access to air quality data is key when ...

Several cities like Beijing, Seoul, South Korea, and Rybnik in Poland have successfully improved their air quality through stricter regulations on pollution from vehicles, power plants and industry.