Air Quality

A hazy sky looms over palm trees and traffic along the 101 freeway near Hollywood, on June 14, 2004, in Los Angeles, California.
Yessenia Funes  Apr 19, 2017 1:35PM EDT

What Do the Most Polluted U.S. Cities Look Like?

Hint: They’re all in California, with large Latinx populations.
A plume of exhaust extends from the Mitchell Power Station, a coal-fired power plant built along the Monongahela River, 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, on September 24, 2013.
Yessenia Funes  Aug 10, 2016 3:20PM EDT

EPA Awards $750K Grant to Fund Air Quality Project in Pittsburgh

Day by day, residents will know pollution levels by neighborhood.