The EPA's Air Quality Index can tell you whether breathing outside air can be harmful. Here's how to read the scale to plan ...

The building heat and humidity comes as Chicago's air quality readings early Monday morning were "unhealthy for sensitive groups," the website AirNow.gov said. The air quality ranked as a level three ...

Here’s how to understand the Environmental Protection Agency’s Air quality index (AQI), which measures, on a 300-point scale (along with six categories and advisories), the quality of air in ...

The Air Quality Index (AQI) is used by various government agencies to report how clean or polluted the air is in your area. For example, you may have spotted this metric popping up in local ...

Unhealthy Air Quality Index level. Red: Indexes in the 151 to 200 range are considered "unhealthy." At this level, any member of the general public becomes susceptible to health effects.