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New York has made mixed progress and Connecticut made minimal progress in reducing air pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air report.
Ozone and particle pollution in the air has kept the two Northeastern states closer to the top of the list for most polluted areas in the U.S. However, the New York metropolitan area might not entirely be to blame.
“We are getting pollution here that comes from the midwest coal-fired power plants. The pollution that is being put out by those plants travels across the country and settles over this region, it is a mixture of locally produced pollution as well as cross state pollution,” said Michael Seilback, the national assistant vice president for state public policy for the American Lung Association.
The American Lung Association has released its latest State of the Air report.
The 2021 report, the ALA’s 22nd, covers data from the years 2017-19. It finds more than 40 percent of Americans live with unhealthy air.
Trevor Summerfield is director of advocacy with the American Lung Association for New York, Massachusetts and Vermont. New York State reported mixed progress on air pollution throughout its counties and metro areas. All major metro areas in the state, including New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Albany, all recorded worsened year round particle pollution. However, they did record fewer unhealthy days for ozone pollution. Particle pollution and ozone are two of the most harmful and widespread types of air pollution
Apr 21, 2021
A surprisingly good State of the Air report from the American Lung Association finding that the state reported progress on dealing with air pollution. In fact the report says that both the Boston and Springfield metro areas were among the cleanest cities for short term particle pollution. Boston showed improvement in that category while Springfield dropped minimally on the list from 9th to 14th. Particle pollution and ozone pollution are two of the most harmful and widespread types of air pollution.
“In many ways, Massachusetts has been a leader when it comes to air quality – and this year we are seeing some rewarding results. The American Lung Association’s 2021 “State of the Air” report demonstrates great progress, and that we are on the right track when it comes to improving air quality for Massachusetts residents,” said American Lung Association Director for Advocacy in Massachusetts Trevor Summerfield.
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