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Caption Traffic-weary Atlanta is no longer among the top 25 polluted cities for airborne soot, according to a report by the American Lung Association. But the city still received a failing grade for air quality. Credit: John McCosh/Georgia Recorder
About four in 10 people nationally are breathing unhealthy air in spite of progress made in curbing pollution, including slight gains here in Georgia, according to a new report.
The annual “State of the Air” report, released Wednesday by the American Lung Association, captures a three-year period before the COVID-19 pandemic cleared Atlanta’s roadways of a major contributor to the city’s air pollution.