The smoke from the multi-day fire was so thick it forced several road and school closures Wednesday morning.

Wildfire seasons that once felt exceptional are now routine, and the smoke they generate is emerging as a far more potent public health threat than earlier estimates suggested. Instead of behaving ...

Heavy smoke in Putnam County Wednesday morning prompted the closure of multiple roads, which then led to two schools ...

Safety Precautions You Can Take , if Wildfire Smoke Is Impacting Your Area. N95 masks have been found to block at least 95% of particles that are 2.5 microns or less in width. PM2.5 particles can ...

Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study.

Wildfires are growing larger, lasting longer and happening more often as the climate warms—but the toll from their toxic ...

Wildfire smoke is an emerging nationwide crisis for the United States. Supercharged by climate change, blazes are swelling into monsters that consume vast landscapes and entire towns. A growing body ...

A new study out in the journal Science Advances finds that chronic exposure to wildfire smoke has contributed to tens of ...