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Almost Half of America’s Kids Are Breathing Toxic Air

The American Lung Association’s annual report finds that climate change is making dirty air worse, especially for communities of color. The Trump administration keeps targeting rules meant to help.

By Keerti Gopal

Children play in a park as the skyline of New York City is shrouded by a hazy sky on July 18, 2023. Credit: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images
Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, speaks at the Health Action Conference on Jan. 22 in Washington, D.C. The American Public Health Association is among several health organizations involved in the suit. Credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Community Catalyst

Healthcare Professionals, Scientists and Children Sue the EPA for Backtracking on Greenhouse Gas Regulation

By Anika Jane Beamer

People walk through New York City’s Central Park as smoke from wildfires in Canada cause unhealthy air quality on June 7, 2023. Credit: Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

Nearly Half of Americans Are Breathing Unhealthy Air as Pollution Exposure Numbers Reach Decade High

By Keerti Gopal

An oil refinery operates next to a neighborhood of homes in Wilmington, Calif. Credit: Allison Dinner/Getty Images

EPA Deregulation Would Be a ‘Tragedy’ for Health, Experts Say

By Keerti Gopal

One World Trade Center in New York City is obscured amid poor air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires as planes sit on the tarmac at Newark Liberty International Airport on June 8, 2023 in New Jersey. Credit: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images

More Than a Third of All Americans Live in Communities with ‘Hazardous’ Air, Lung Association Finds

By Victoria St. Martin

The view of downtown Los Angeles skyline is obscured by wildfire smoke, ash and smog as seen from the Griffith Observatory Monday, Sept. 14, 2020 in Los Angeles. Credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Live in Communities With Harmful Air Quality, Study Shows

By Victoria St. Martin

A family wears face masks as they walk through the smoke filled streets after the Thomas wildfire swept through Ventura, California on Dec. 6, 2017. Credit: Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images

The ‘State of the Air’ in America Is Unhealthy and Getting Worse, Especially for People of Color

By Kristoffer Tigue

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