The American Lung Association's annual report on air pollution gives mixed grades to the Garden State.
by the American Lung Association, investigated both ground-level ozone air pollution and particle pollution — soot — from 2018 through 2020.
New Jersey fared far better in the particle pollution category, which Michael Seilback — the lung association’s national assistant vice president for state public policy — described to NJ Advance Media as “a microscopic particle in the air, caused by things like diesel exhaust or wildfires.” “We’ve cleaned up diesel exhaust. That was a major source of particle pollution in New Jersey,” Seilback said.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
More than 137 million Americans live in areas with poor air quality, report findsThe rising number of fires hamper decades of environmental efforts, and over 40% of Americans — more than 137 million people — live in places with poor air quality, a new report says.
Read more »
EU countries edge towards deal to share out emissions-cutting effortsEuropean Union countries are edging towards a deal on how to share the burden of cutting greenhouse gas emissions within the EU, with states poised to accept national targets proposed by Brussels last year, according to diplomats and a draft document seen by Reuters.
Read more »
Low-producing U.S. oil wells account for half of methane emissions, report saysLow-producing oil and gas wells that account for just 6% of total U.S. production account for half of the methane emitted from all U.S. well sites, a new report showed on Wednesday.
Read more »
Air Quality Regulators Seek Shutdown of Oakland Cannabis Business's Diesel Generator UseOn the 4/20 marijuana holiday, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced it is seeking to shut down a cannabis business's nine diesel generators in East Oakland.
Read more »
New York City's air quality levels showing signs of improvement, report saysThe State of the Air report found that between 2018 and 2020, New York City experienced fewer unhealthy days of high ozone.
Read more »
Metro Denver’s deteriorating air quality ranks 7th-worst in the nationDenver and Fort Collins once again ranked high on the list of the worst U.S. cities for air pollution, reaching seventh and 18th place, respectively, based on ozone levels, in the American Lung Ass…
Read more »