Air pollution continues to present a major issue for many Americans living in cities. Between auto emissions and natural phenomena like wildfires, breathing in this air can present a bevy of health problems down the line. The American Lung Association just released its "State of the Air" .
A recent national air quality "report card" shows that Southern California has the worst ozone pollution in the U.S., with more than eight in 10 Californians living in an area with unhealthy air quality.
The Roanoke metro area was ranked among the nation’s cleanest cities for the eighth consecutive year for ozone pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s 2024 “State of the Air” report, released Wednesday.
Almost two out of five Americans breathe unhealthy levels of air pollution during the year. That is 131.2 million of us and 11.7 more people than last year, according to the 2024 State of the Air report by the American Lung Association.