Report: Louisville's Air Quality Now Among Top 25 Worst in the US

Report: Louisville's air quality now among top 25 worst in the US

Going outside for a breath of fresh air? Think again.

Louisville ranks among top 25 worst US cities for ozone pollution, report says

More than 176,000 Kentucky kids are exposed to unhealthy pollution levels, the report said.

Louisville air quality slips, ranking among worst in the country

Louisville's air quality ranked among the worst in the country in a new analysis, as the region struggled to rein in ozone pollution.

Fighting for the ‘luxury’ of air in Kentucky’s worst region for pollution • Kentucky Lantern

Car exhaust is a driver behind poor air quality. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Sarah Ladd)For Louisville high school math teacher Lindsay Thurman, air quality isn’t an abstract concept; her body tenses and cramps as she fights through pollutants to breathe.   Thurman lives with the rare pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which features “abnormally high” blood pressure in lung arteries, according to the National Organization for Rare Disorders. …

Fighting for the ‘luxury’ of air in Kentucky’s worst region for pollution

Air pollution can trigger asthma, which makes breathing more difficult. About 12% of Kentucky adults and nearly 7% of children overall have asthma.