To check your state's air quality, visit AirNow's website, and plug in your zip code, city or state. Here's what to know as of Wednesday, June 4. Parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and ...

Iowans — especially those with heart and lung disease — should avoid long or intense activities and take extra breaks during strenuous activity outdoors in areas where air quality is rated unhealthy.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires began to worsen air quality in the eastern U.S. on Wednesday as several Midwestern states ...

More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in one Midwest city contribute to urban blight — and in some cases have served ...

NOAA's program was supposed to help cities across the country better understand and respond to the problem of extreme heat.

The smell of fire filled the air as thick smoke from wildfires in Canada blanketed part of the Midwest and created hazardous ...

There is a clear divide in terms of housing affordability between the north and south of the country, a new study reveals.

U.S. housing affordability has shifted, with Midwest and Rust Belt cities standing in stark contrast to high-priced markets.

Almost every city on the U.S coastline saw an increase in sea level rises in 2024, according to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

The U.S. population is spread out among 3.8 million square miles across 50 states, yet nearly one-third of Americans live in just three states: California, Texas and New York. New York City alone ...

The US has the third-largest population in the world, but nearly a third of America's 340 million residents live in just three states. Using data from the Census Bureau, the data visualization ...

How much do states receive in federal spending compared to what their residents and businesses pay through taxes? A recent report from the Rockefeller Institute of Government provides answers.