Report: Air Quality Continues to be a Challenge in Fairfield County

From the first weeks of May, they announced risks due to burning grasslands YUSETT YÁÑEZ/PORTAVOZ In Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the stretch season, which runs from late January to early May, has led to an increase in air pollution. Ramón Corzo Toledo points out that the absence of rains and high temperatures generate conditions conducive to the practice of burning, which aggravates the situation. “Unfortunately this season that is the stretch season that…

Report: Air Quality Continues to be a Challenge in Fairfield County

Fairfield County has the worst air quality in the NYC metro area, as residents experienced more than 20 unhealthy air quality days from 2021 to 2023, according to a new report. The 2025 “State of the Air” report from the American Lung Association grades exposure to unhealthy levels of ozone air pollution—also known as smog—and exposure to particle pollution—also known as soot. Across the country, the report found that “156 million people (46%) a…