air quality

Some tips for ways to managing longer hotter summers in the Pacific Northwest.

As the state enters what is historically its toughest month for wildfires, large blazes continue to burn in central and eastern Washington.

The American Lung Association’s annual report once again points to unhealthy air quality in Washington, with all measured counties getting F grades, because of wildfire smoke.

Haze is in the forecast around the Puget Sound area lately. It's not affecting air quality much, but it is changing the colors of sunrises and sunsets. We get an explanation.

A court case in California could hamstring efforts in Washington and Oregon to limit new natural gas connections, after an appeals court ruled in April that a city ordinance conflicted with federal law.

Federal officials are considering a ban on gas stoves in 2023 because of risks to the climate and to human health. State regulations and some cities are also looking to phase them out. But replacing a gas stove is still a heavy lift for many people. Here are some things you can do if you live with one.

Scientists at the Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls were awarded a $1 million grant to expand on research into the link between wildfires, air quality and hospital admissions.

Officials are urging people to limit time outdoors because of declining air quality. Smog is expected to linger through at least Saturday night.

The extreme heat in June left many people scrambling to purchase portable air conditioners. But energy efficiency experts have two words for anyone who isn’t in a huge hurry: heat pump.

Temperatures were expected to soar to triple digits again Friday in Portland and into the mid-90s in Seattle as a heat wave bakes the Pacific Northwest,…