Nearly half of kids in US are exposed to polluted air, new report says
The report says 7.3 million children live in counties that fail all three air-pollution measures, with children and communities of color hit hardest.
- On Wednesday, the American Lung Association released its 27th annual "State of the Air" report, finding that 33.5 million children, or 46% of U.S. kids, live in areas with failing grades for at least one air pollution measure.
- Climate-Driven extreme heat and severe wildfire seasons are reversing decades of air quality progress, as ground-level ozone and particle pollution continue to threaten millions of Americans nationwide.
- Data reveals persistent disparities, as people of color are more than twice as likely as white individuals to reside in communities earning failing grades for all three pollution measures.
- Recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency actions, described by the agency as the "biggest deregulatory action in US history," have sparked warnings from advocates, though the EPA maintains it continues to protect public health.
- In contrast to widespread pollution, Bangor, Maine, remains the only city to earn high marks across all three clean air lists, benefiting from its dense forest coverage and population of about 33,000.
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More than 33.5 million children — 46 per cent of those under 18 — live in areas with reprehensible air quality ratings
Chicago area air quality among worst in U.S., report finds
More than 2 million kids in Illinois are breathing unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to new report issued on Wednesday by the American Lung Association to mark Earth Day.The yearly "State of the Air" report found nearly half of U.S. children are breathing polluted air. According to the report, the Chicago-Naperville metro area was named the 15th most polluted in the nation for ozone pollution and received an F grade. Statewide, the re…
American Lung Association releases 'State of the Air' 2026 report
Salisbury, Md. – The American Lung Association released a new report on Earth Day highlighting dangerous air quality levels across the country, including in Delaware and Maryland. The report found that more than four in 10 Americans live with unhealthy levels of air pollution, and nearly half of children in the U.S. live in counties that receive a failing grade for at least one measure of air pollution. “If people are exposed to pollution, they …
Millions of kids in America breathing dirty, dangerous air, Lung Association report finds
The American Lung Association sounded the alarm about millions of children living with unhealthy levels of air pollution in its 27th annual "State of the Air" report, released Wednesday.
Miami, U.S.A., 22 Apr (EFE).- Nearly half of children in the United States are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to a report published on Wednesday by the American Lung Association, which identified Hispanics as more than three times as likely as white people to live in contaminated environments. https://holanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/rss-efe10156183-f340-4b65-a44a-68f594d65834-hd-web.mp4 The annual air quality ana…
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