50 U.S. Cities With the Dirtiest Air
By Tiffany Onyejiaka, Stacker News
On 3/14/21 at 8:00 AM EDT
Almost half of all Americans 45.8 percent, or 150 million people live in counties with unhealthy air quality, according to the American Lung Association s 2020 State of the Air report. Poor air quality, including unhealthy ozone or particle pollution, can lead to respiratory issues that are known to shorten lifespans, contribute to the risk of lower birth weight in newborns, and cause myriad tangential health problems.
Despite this knowledge, the number of people living amid unsafe air quality continues to grow; 2020 numbers are up from 134 million people reported in 2018. To learn more about where in the country the air is the dirtiest, Stacker analyzed the 2019 Air Quality Statistics Report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), released in May 2020. From there, we compiled a list of the 50 cities with the dirtiest air.
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Nikki Weathers will be the first to say she has a big job ahead of her.
“I’ve gotten calls from people around the state and they’re all telling me I have some big shoes to fill,” she said.
Weathers was recently appointed to the Colorado State Fair and Rodeo Board of Authority, representing the eastern plains. The reference to “big shoes” isn’t so much because of anyone she’s replacing as it is the challenges the fair board faces in the coming year. Having cancelled all but the most essential parts of the 2020 state fair, the board is looking at rebuilding the event for 2021.
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YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - We have finally reached the very last day of 2020, and many people are glad to be saying goodbye to the year that wreaked havoc on so many lives.
It s safe to say, 2020 was nothing like we expected it to be.
Coronavirus news flooded the airways as more and more locals were being infected with the virus that was so new to doctors worldwide.
The deadly virus eventually hit home.
Schools closed down, and children began distance learning, which meant that educators had to create new lesson plans to virtually provide students with education.
Relocating the Yuma County Fairgrounds remains the top priority for the county, although plans on how to pay for it have shifted.
The Board of Supervisors recently updated the Yuma County Five-Year Economic Development Plan, which lists priorities and objectives for the calendar years 2020 through 2024.
The supervisors initially adopted the plan in March with the understanding that the objectives would need to be changed based on evolving economic circumstances. The newly amended and adopted resolution notes that the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors have impacted the implementation of the plan and the objectives needed to be adjusted accordingly.
The plan implementation strategies will be reviewed annually to reflect the changing economy.