State of the Air: Pima County gets a failing grade, but ozone pollutants are dropping
State of the Air: Pima County gets “F,” but ozone pollutants dropping By Megan McNeil | April 21, 2021 at 5:51 PM MST - Updated April 21 at 5:51 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - According to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report, Pima County does not pass with flying colors when it comes to ozone pollution levels in fact, it received an “F.”
However, data seems to be going in the right direction.
A dusty Wednesday marked the release of the report in Tucson. Some air monitors around Pima County dipped from “good” to “moderate” as winds picked up particulate matter on April 21, 2021. Red flag warnings went into effect in parts of southern Arizona and high winds in Pinal County lead the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office to warn drivers of blowing dust after a one-car collision.