US air quality is slipping after years of improvement

07 August 2020

US air quality is slipping after years of improvement

Over the last two years the nation had more polluted air days than just a few years earlier, federal data shows. While it remains unclear whether this is the beginning of a trend, health experts say it's troubling to see air quality progress stagnate….

About 100,000 Americans each year die prematurely because of polluted air, studies show.

Published: BY SETH BORENSTEIN and NICKY FORSTER Associated Press, Jun 18, 2019

https://www.theindependent.com/news/national/us-air-quality-is-slipping-after-years-of-improvement/article_4cbdf512-244d-5892-bfa1-272d04fae79e.html