Last month Beijing's air pollution soared past levels considered hazardous by the World Health Organization. Prior to that, the government often played down the pollution in Beijing, insisting it ...

Beijing's average PM2.5 concentration dropped to a record low of 26.8 micrograms per cubic meter in the first two months of the year, marking a 29.5 percent decline from last year, the environmental ...

The initiative helped pressure the Chinese government to clean up the air in Beijing and was later expanded to dozens of ...

But it’s equally important to look at whether their health is deteriorating because they are in a place with such poor air quality,” she noted. American officials in Beijing put in place air quality ...

The program had been in place since 2008, when the first monitor was installed at the U.S. embassy in Beijing. Air pollution ...

Most of the world breathes unhealthy air. Poor monitoring, industrial emissions, and weak regulations worsen air pollution.

Several cities like Beijing, Seoul, South Korea, and Rybnik in Poland have successfully improved their air quality through stricter regulations on pollution from vehicles, power plants and industry.

ISTANBUL—Air pollution levels in nearly every country exceed what medical experts consider safe to breathe, according to a ...

But it’s equally important to look at whether their health is deteriorating because they are in a place with such poor air quality.” In 2008, United States officials in Beijing installed air ...

The city enjoyed 54 days of "excellent" air quality, accounting for 91.5 percent of the total days during the period, according to the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau. This ...