The 2022 “State of the Air” report from the American Lung Association finds that more 137 million Americans live in places with unhealthy air.
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“State of the Air” Finds Millions Breathe Unhealthy Air
Ozone Pollution Threatens Nature As We Know It
Ozone pollution causes smog that makes it unhealthy to breathe the air. It’s also taking a toll on nature, threatening plants, insects, and food harvests.
40% of Americans Breathe Polluted Air
The American Lung Association State of the Air 2021 report found more than 40 % of Americans live with unhealthy air and more…
Air Pollution and COVID-19 Are a Deadly Combination During Winter Inversion Season
Winter inversions increase air pollution. And air pollution increases the transmissibility, severity, and lethality of COVID-19, especially for children and pregnant women.
Air Pollution is Invisible. Watch It Turn Visible.
Watch how air pollution moves through the air, and into the body. Learn how your family can have cleaner air.
U.S. Air Quality Monitors Routinely Miss Pollution
The most effective way to reduce a family’s exposure to air pollution is knowing if the air is too dangerous to breathe. An investigative report found that air monitors routinely miss pollution, even toxic air from refinery explosions.
Andrew Wheeler Rams Deregulatory Agenda in Last Weeks at EPA
As EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler continues his radical deregulatory agenda, we expect to see more air pollution, more censored science, and more happy polluters before Inauguration Day.
Get Expert Answers to Urgent Environmental Questions in ‘Protecting Your Child’s Health’
‘Protecting Your Child’s Health: Expert Answers to Urgent Environmental Questions’ helps parents like make healthy choices for their children. It’s also a prescription for families to take action on clean air and a safe climate.
Trump’s EPA to Sign “Air Toxics Loophole” That Will Increase Public Health Risk
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is expected to soon sign a final rule creating an “Air Toxics Loophole” in the Clean Air Act. That loophole would allow large industrial facilities nationwide to avoid complying with rigorous limits on hazardous air pollutants such as benzene and mercury.
Moms Tell EPA: Strengthen Smog Standards to Protect Our Children’s Lungs
More than 50 Moms Clean Air Force members, organizers, and staff testified at a public hearing about EPA’s proposal to retain the current, too-weak standards for ground level ozone, or smog.
Mom Testifies to Protect Pennsylvania Families From Fracking
“In these times of Covid-19, which is a respiratory syndrome, it behooves us to pay even more attention to our air quality…” Rajani Vaidyanathan testified at a public hearing on Pennsylvania’s draft oil and gas methane rule.
Watch “Unbreathable: The Fight for Healthy Air”
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Clean Air Act, watch “Unbreathable: The Fight for Healthy Air” film here.