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1 day ago · The air quality index soared to 155, a level that Dr. Kari Nadeau, the head of the environmental health department at Harvard University, likened to smoking up to about 10 cigarettes a day.
Polluted air affects 140 million Americans. Are you among them?
11 hours ago · Air pollution has dropped significantly in the U.S. since the 1970s. However, wildfires have emerged as a growing threat – making it harder to clean up the air and protect people’s health. As ...
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EPA is cracking down on deadly air pollution with a new rule - CNN
Feb 7, 2024 · The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a key update to the federal air quality standard for fine soot – a step toward reducing deadly air pollution that’s been over a decade in...
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131 million in U.S. live in areas with unhealthy pollution ... - NBC News
Apr 24, 2024 · Nearly 40% of people in the U.S. are living in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution and the country is backsliding on clean air progress as the effects of climate change intensify,...
Nearly 40% of people in the US live with unhealthy air pollution ... - CNN
Apr 23, 2024 · More people across the United States – nearly 40% – are living in places with unhealthy levels of polluted air, according to a new report from the American Lung Association.
130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, report finds - NPR
Apr 24, 2024 · Over one-third of Americans, or about 130 million people, routinely breathe in unhealthy air, according to the newest State of the Air report from the American Lung Association (ALA). That...
EPA tightens rules on some air pollution for the first time in ... - NPR
Feb 7, 2024 · Air pollution has fallen across the U.S. since the Clean Air Act of 1970. But some areas, like Los Angeles, still suffer heavy pollution from soot and smog. New rules on soot pollution...
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Sep 15, 2022 · A new study links how many hurricanes form worldwide to air pollution levels. Wednesday’s study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says cleaner air in Europe and the United States is helping trigger a dramatic …