Learn what the air quality index (AQI) means, how it impacts your health, and how to stay safe when pollution is high.

Toxic smoke and dangerous particulate pollution are spreading far beyond the flames, leaving air quality at unhealthy levels ...

In the wake of the Palisades and Eaton fires, concerns about air quality across the county have been on the rise.

The air has improved in the LA region as firefighters get blazes under control, but there are questions about how safe the ...

The Air Quality Index (AQI) can tell you a lot about the health of the environment, but there are still measures you can take to protect yourself further.

Air quality for a large portion of Los Angeles County has reached the very unhealthy Air Quality Index (AQI) category due to ...

Wear a tight-fitting N95 mask at the bare minimum, but a P100 is better, experts say. Wear long sleeves, eye protection, closed-toed shoes and cut-resistant gloves. Clean or decontaminate anything ...

This post was updated Jan. 20 at 10:09 p.m. Wildfires in the Pacific Palisades have burned over 6,000 structures, releasing ...

Specialized air quality instruments captured a spike in lead, chlorine, and bromine pollution during the L.A. wildfires. As fires burned tens of thousands of acres across Los Angeles County, officials ...

Even though the Palisades and Eaton fires are now mostly contained, the Santa Ana winds have led to new fires flaring up ...

“It is a very powerful sociological drive to return to your ... the area in the following spring. Rainfall and clean-up ...