air quality

New statewide grants are helping people find ways to improve the air in their communities.

As wildfire season begins in Washington state, advocates are working to ensure that people who speak Spanish get important information during emergencies.

With the 2024 wildfire season underway, the Washington Department of Ecology is launching an enhanced air quality monitoring map to help Washingtonians…

6/10/24: This post has been updated with information from Lineage Logistics.Smoke continues to make people sick in Finley, Washington, following a fire at…

A month in and the largest warehouse fire in the Tri-Cities is still smoldering, kicking up plumes of potentially toxic smoke.Now, health officials will…

An early-morning agricultural chemical release frightened many people on their way to work and school in Finley, in southeast Washington state.A little…

As wildfires become more prevalent, researchers are looking at how their smoke could affect health outcomes.

(Runtime 3:34)On a rainy day in January, Nancy Lust was watching a truck unload at the Anderson Landfill, right near her home in Yakima.“So, I get out of…

Even with smoke, you can breathe easier. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have practical tips to keep the air clean inside homes despite the smoke in Northwest skies.

A group of labor organizations, farmworker advocates and health experts are sending a letter to the Governors of Washington, Oregon and California with their recommendations on permanent rulemaking for heat and smoke protections for farmworkers.