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Nearly half of Americans live in an area with a failing grade for air pollution, and the problem is only getting worse
Air pollution levels keep getting worse for more people in the US, according to a new report, and experts say the Trump ...
What are California’s most polluted cities? See worst offenders for air quality
Out of the California cities that ranked the worst for ozone and particle pollution in 2025, the Fresno and Sacramento ...
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Air pollution still plagues nearly half of Americans. That does a number on our health
Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the ...
Almost half of U.S. residents are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, new report says. These are the areas that got an "F"
A new report on air quality across the U.S. offers a cloudy prognosis on the long-term health of about 156 million residents ...
Smoke from wildfires keeps making N.J.’s air quality worse. It may be a ‘warning sign.’
A new study says nearly half of N.J. residents are living in areas that had unhealthy levels of air pollution.
Wildfire smoke, traffic pollution greatest threats to Mecklenburg County, report says
Mecklenburg County’s air quality has worsened since last year, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of ...
'State of the Air' | DMV receives F grade for daily particle pollution in American Lung Association report
The DMV is the second-worst mid-Atlantic region for ozone smoke pollution, according to a new report from the American Lung ...
Connecticut's air quality is worsening, new report says
"All of Connecticut has bad air quality, and a lot of it is not from local sources. It's the jet stream carrying things into ...
Detroit has worst soot pollution in Midwest, American Lung Association report finds
Detroit receives failing grades for number of unhealthy smog days per year, and its year-round levels of soot pollution.
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The Air Quality Index Explained: What It Means and How to Stay Safe
Kristina Barker for The New York Times Some research suggests that wildfire smoke may be more toxic to the lungs than ordinary urban air pollution is, because wildfire smoke contains a distinct ...