Air pollution punishes 46% of the US, especially Latino communities

Miami, 23 Apr (EFE).- Almost half of the population of the United States lives in areas with dangerous levels of air pollution, a problem that disproportionately affects Hispanics in the country, according to a report by the American Lung Association (ALA) this Wednesday. The study, entitled 'State of the air 2025', warns that 156 million people - 46% of the population and 25 million more than the previous report - breathe air with reprobable ra…

An air pollution report released by the American Lung Association (ALA) found that 46 percent of the U.S. population lives in places with air pollution.

MIAMI – Almost half of the U.S. population lives in areas with dangerous levels of air pollution, a problem that disproportionately affects Hispanics in the country, according to a report by the American Lung Association (ALA) this Wednesday. The study, entitled “State of the air 2025”, warns that 156 million people - 46% of the population and 25 million more than the previous report - breathe air with reprehensible ratings due to the presence o…