U.S. Air Quality Unhealthy

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Almost half of Americans breathe unclean air, and it's only getting worse

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More than 156 million Americans are breathing air that is deemed unhealthy, according to the American Lung Association’s latest State of the Air report.

People of color are more than twice as likely as white Americans to live in communities with the highest levels of ozone and particulate pollution.

Clean air should not be a luxury, it's a basic need, and it's slipping out of reach for far too many people.

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