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Most Severe Impacts of Harmful Air Quality Felt in Western U S , Study Shows

A study show that nearly 1 in 5 Americans live in communities with harmful air quality and increasing wildfires have worsened air pollution particularly in the western United States. People of color are also disproportionately affected.

Memphis gets F grade in State of the Air 2021 report

Updated: 7:53 PM CDT April 28, 2021 MEMPHIS, Tennessee A new report says that while Memphis’ air quality has made ‘significant progress,’ it still received a failing grade. The ‘F’ grade for Memphis was in the American Lung Association State of the Air 2021 report, which ranks cities and grades counties based on ozone and particle pollution during 2017, 2018 and 2019. Data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was used to compile the annual report card for all cities and counties where air quality data is collected on ozone and particle pollution. According to the data, more than 123 million people lived in a county earning a failing grade for ozone pollution, including over 28 million children and over 18 million people age 65 or older.

1/3 Maine high school students using tobacco

American Lung Association Senior Division Director for State Public Policy and Maine resident, Lance Boucher says 1 in every three Maine high school students is currently using tobacco. Boucher says, “In Maine, our high school tobacco use rate remains at an alarming 33%. The surge in youth vaping combined with the fact that smoking increases the chance of severe COVID-19 symptoms, make it more important than ever for Maine to implement the proven measures outlined in ‘State of Tobacco Control’ to prevent and reduce tobacco use.   Boucher continues, “Mainers should not have a false sense of security with Maine’s report card. While Maine has some of the highest grades in the country, we still have a long way to go.”

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