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The Health Divide: Nearly half the country breathes polluted air, but Black Americans are more likely to die from it
The latest air quality report arrives as the Trump administration takes action to roll back air pollution policies.
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 ...
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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
People who identify as Hispanic are three times more likely as White people to live in an area with three failing grades for air pollution. Dr. Juanita Mora, a pulmonologist who works in a ...
About 156 million people breathe unhealthy air. Are you one of them?
There are 25 million more people living with bad air than last year's report showed, according to air quality data from the ...
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National air quality report gives Davenport-Moline metro area worsening grade
Nationally, the “State of the Air” report found that 156 million people in the U.S., or 46%, live in an area that received a ...
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Philly gets failing grades for air pollution that makes asthma worse
In its annual report, the American Lung Association flunked the city for its levels of ozone and particle pollution. The 2023 ...
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About 156 million people breathe unhealthy air. Are you one of them?
ACTUALLY, THAT’S A LOT OF SMOKE IN THE AIR ... pollution more deadly, the report said. Hispanic or Latino people are nearly three times as likely to live in an area with polluted air as white ...