Nearly Half of US Children Are Breathing Dangerous Levels of Air Pollution, Report Warns

Nearly half of US children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, report warns

Nearly half of children in the United States are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new report, as experts warned Donald Trump's expansive rollback of protections will make the situation worse. The 27th annual air quality report from the American Lung Association, or ALA, released on Wednesday evaluates pollution across the country by grading levels of ground-level ozone - also known as smog -as well as year-round and sh…

Report finds half of US children are living with poor air quality

The American Lung Association’s latest ‘State of the Air’ report has revealed that nearly half of all children in the United States are breathing unhealthy levels of air pollution. The report estimates that 33.5 million children, about 46% of those under 18, live in areas with failing air quality grades while overall, 152 million people still reside in counties with unsafe levels of ozone or particle pollution. The report evaluates air quality a…