Wildfire smoke pollution linked to 24,100 U.S. deaths per year, study finds
"Our message is: Wildfire smoke is very dangerous. It is an increasing threat to human health," said a study author.
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"Our message is: Wildfire smoke is very dangerous. It is an increasing threat to human health," said a study author.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Miami, The Ohio State University, University of Michigan and other institutions coauthored the study.
Homeowners in Hollywood say a canal behind their homes has suddenly turned brown and filled with dead fish, prompting Broward officials to investigate.
Florida's freshwater springs, vital for drinking water and tourism, are increasingly threatened by pollution, development and climate change.
The Boar's Head deli meat plant at the heart of a deadly food-poisoning outbreak is set to reopen in the coming months, but recent reports point to ongoing sanitation problems.
Researchers conducted the first systematic review of policies around the U.S. to limit plastic bag use.
The U.S. and 174 other nations failed to agree on a new treaty to reduce the plastic pollution contaminating our environment, food, water, and even our bodies.
As Hurricane Milton pummels Florida's west coast with powerful winds and flooding rain, environmentalists are worried it could scatter the polluted leftovers of the state's phosphate fertilizer mining industry and other hazardous waste across the peninsula and into vulnerable waterways.
Illegal dumping concerns prompted Miami-Dade police to raid a property in SW Miami-Dade.
The legacy toy company is increasing the certified renewable or recycled materials that go into its bricks in an effort to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates every year some 2 billion disposable razors are tossed out.
The islands were temporarily closed due to littering and contamination.
"Because after putting us in sh*t it's up to them to bathe in our sh*t," a website for the protest says.
Just before the Memorial Day holiday, officials completed a mammoth clean-up project of the islands.
The city of Miami closed all four islands to protect the areas against pollution.
Study finds cancer-linked PFAS chemicals prevalent in drinking water sources across the globe, including many far over regulatory limits.
This 2024 "State of the Air" report warns efforts to reduce emissions are undermined by extreme heat, drought and wildfires caused by climate change.
In honor of Earth Month, Miami-Dade County celebrated 42 years of its signature event, which took place at over 30 locations along Biscayne Bay and inland on Saturday morning.
Officials said the standards will help clean up some of the nation's largest sources of planet-warming greenhouse gases.
The Supreme Court's conservative majority appears skeptical of the federal government's argument that the Environmental Protection Agency should be allowed to continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution rule in 11 states.
Air quality is worsening across much of the U.S., exposing millions of people to health problems and threatening the U.S. economy.
The vast majority of electronic waste produced each year winds up in landfills in the global South, creating hazardous and toxic conditions. "Sunday Morning" examines efforts to ramp up formal recycling and extending the life of products like smartphones.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Monday that the county still has not yet identified the source of pollution that alarmed residents in several neighborhoods but it has been halted.
Minderoo Foundation's 2023 "Plastic Waste Makers Index" found there is more single-use plastic waste than ever before
A new report indicates that Doral residents have endured dangerous conditions during the three-week Covanta waste incinerator fire.
Willis, who is in line to become the franchise's 28th different starter since Dan Marino's final season, has a three-year, $67.5 million deal, with $45 million guaranteed.
This weekend is expected to be the first busy spring break weekend in Miami Beach.
A suspect in an attack on a synagogue in the Detroit area is dead after ramming a vehicle into the building and being confronted by synagogue security, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.
A shooter was killed after opening fire in a building on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, the university said.
William "Neil" McCasland was last seen at his home in Albuquerque on Feb. 27, investigators said. They have not found evidence of foul play.
Willis, who is in line to become the franchise's 28th different starter since Dan Marino's final season, has a three-year, $67.5 million deal, with $45 million guaranteed.
This weekend is expected to be the first busy spring break weekend in Miami Beach.
A suspect in an attack on a synagogue in the Detroit area is dead after ramming a vehicle into the building and being confronted by synagogue security, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.
A shooter was killed after opening fire in a building on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, the university said.
William "Neil" McCasland was last seen at his home in Albuquerque on Feb. 27, investigators said. They have not found evidence of foul play.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned six individuals and two companies accused of aiding North Korea in running a global scheme using remote IT workers to fund their weapons program.
The first week of the U.S.'s war with Iran cost around $11.3 billion, military officials told members of Congress in a briefing this week, according to sources familiar with the meeting.
The U.S. and Israel had a "flawed assumption" that the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would lead to the collapse of the regime, said an expert on the region.
FBI memo warning that Iran may try to launch drones at California in a seaborne "surprise attack" raised concern Wednesday — but officials tell CBS News there is no known, specific threat underpinning it.
The bill doesn't prohibit a local government from recognizing state and federal holidays, such as Juneteenth or Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
Frank Mora noted that the Trump Administration does not want the total collapse of the Cuban government because it could prompt an exodus of refugees from the island to the United States.
Any change to the property tax system would have to be approved by voters in November, and it seemed unlikely the House plan was going to be approved by the Senate.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Savannah Guthrie thanked her colleagues for "caring about my mom as much as I do" in her visit to the studio since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.