Bay Area metro ranks among most polluted in the US, report shows

Nearly half of Americans breathing in unsafe levels of air pollutants – report

American Lung Association’s study says almost 156 million people live in areas with unhealthy levels of soot or smogAlmost half of Americans are breathing in dangerous levels of air pollutants, a new report shows, a rise compared with a year ago and likely to further increase in coming years thanks to the climate crisis and the Trump administration’s sweeping environmental rollbacks.Just over 156 million people live in neighborhoods with unhealt…

Bay Area metro ranks among most polluted in the US, report shows

Nearly half of all Americans now live in places with unhealthy air, and the Bay Area metro is among the top 20 in poor air quality.

Almost Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, Report Finds

Weakening or rolling back longstanding environmental regulations would worsen the problem, the American Lung Association assessment says.

More than half of US counties lack air quality monitoring stations, with rural and disadvantaged areas most affected.