Nearly half of Americans, including 46% of children, now live in areas with unhealthy air pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s latest report.
Bangor, Maine, stands alone as the only city meeting all clean air standards, while cities like Los Angeles and Bakersfield remain among the most polluted.
Experts attribute worsening air quality to climate change, wildfires, and regulatory rollbacks, with children and communities of color facing disproportionate health risks.
Why are communities of color more than twice as likely to breathe the nation's unhealthiest air?
Air pollution is now linked to child hypertension. How can parents protect their children from this invisible threat at home?
With key clean air protections being rolled back, what are the projected health and economic costs for Americans?
Your streaming habit might be polluting the air. Are data centers the next major threat to public health?
Wildfires are getting the blame for bad air. Are they masking failures in local industrial pollution control?
Why is Bangor, Maine the only US city with truly clean air, and what can others learn from its success?