The federal government has issued new guidelines to wildland firefighters for the voluntary use of protective masks. The move ...

After asserting for years that firefighters cannot do their jobs while wearing protective masks, the U.S. Forest Service will ...

After years of wildland firefighters developing cancer, lung disease and other health issues while not being allowed to wear ...

While you may associate getting sick with colder weather, research shows that COVID tends to spike in the winter and summer. Right now, COVID cases are rising in many parts of the country, including a ...

It isn’t the first year that Canadian wildfires have impacted areas of the United States, with billowing waves of wildfire smoke causing record high ratings of poor air quality and unhealthy ...

The rollout of free N95 masks for the public began this week across the United States, with some pharmacies already handing out the masks and others expecting to do so in the coming days. The program ...

The efforts will increase critical equipment as hospitals combat the coronavirus The U.S. military is 3D-printing face shields, designing reusable plastic N95 masks and sewing surgical masks to ...

NEW YORK -- You better start stocking up on your surgical or N95 or KN95 masks. Studies are emerging that cloth masks are not as effective in preventing the spread of COVID. A study released in ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Millions of masks thought to be located for California healthcare workers won't materialize after all and now federal law enforcement is investigating the suspected fraud. A ...

California lawmakers passed a bill banning face masks for most law enforcement officers while on duty after federal agents ...

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Biden administration will make 400 million N95 masks available to Americans for free starting next week, a White House official said, the latest federal step aimed at reining in ...

Atmosphere by The Weather Channel curates products and services for all seasons. If you buy something from one of our links, we may earn a commission. With wildfire smoking spreading as far south as ...