Approximately 120 million people were living in places that got unhealthy grades, according to the report.
According to the American Lung Association, 4 in 10 Americans live in places with unhealthy air pollution levels.
The annual report looked at three air quality measures: Particle pollution, broken into daily averages and daily spikes, and ozone levels, which are tracked by the Environmental Protection Agency . "120 million people were living in places that got unhealthy grades, but that's quite a bit fewer than we saw last year, and that's largely because we've seen improvements in ozone air pollution which is really good news," says Katerine Pruitt the national senior director for policy at the American Lung Association.
Pruitt credits the drop in ozone pollution to the improving standards and regulations following the Clean Air Act."The impact of climate change is undermining the progress that's been made," Pruitt told ABC News. Wildfires have also been a driving force in the shifting to air pollution.
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