120 million Americans live in a community where are air is deemed unhealthy
CHICAGO – The state of the U.S. air quality continues to improve, but the American Lung Association warns that one out of three residents experienc...
CHICAGO – The state of the U.S. air quality continues to improve, but the American Lung Association warns that one out of three residents experiences unhealthy air, which is predominantly found in the West and where minority populations live. The association used data from hundreds of counties nationwide and graded exposure to ozone pollution, particle pollution and short-term spikes in particles over a three-year period from 2019-2021. Areas of the western U.S. ranked as some of the poorest in the nation, with residents exposed to the least healthy air, with high levels of particle pollution and ozone, according to the report.