Americans living with unsafe levels of air quality
April 28
Nearly half of Americans live with unsafe levels of ozone, particulate pollution or both, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report. The report also goes on to say plans by the Trump Administration to loosen environmental regulations and cut funding for air quality research would make matters worse.
The report analyzed ozone and particulate pollution levels between 2021 and 2023, a period that included the worst wildfire season on record in Canada.
The report ranked pollution levels in counties and cities from best to worst, using a scale from F to A. The report also found that people of color are more than twice as likely to live in a community with high ozone and particulate pollution, compared with white people.
Hispanic communities are three times as likely to be exposed to air that had at least one poor air quality measurement.
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