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This fact filled report about AIR is worth the review --


5 Facts About Air Pollution
When the American Lung Association publishes its annual report card, the lists of worst-polluted cities always grab the headlines. But, wait, there's more...


The American Lung Association has released lists of the nation’s most polluted cities in its annual State of the Air report this week. This year’s findings show that improvements have been made in the areas of ozone (smog) and particle pollution (soot) thanks to the Clean Air Act. Still, it’s not all good news with the report finding that half of the United States population—154.5 million people—live in counties that have unhealthful levels of either ozone or particle pollution at times throughout the year. To ensure air pollution continues its decline year after year, the American Lung Association and other watchdogs say Congress needs to cease efforts to weaken the Clean Air Act and strip funding from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Here are some other striking facts from the report:

Coal-Fired Power Plants Aren't Healthy
According to the American Lung Association, one huge problem that needs correcting are the over 440 coal-fired plants in 46 states that are the largest contributors to air pollution: soot that causes lung diseases; sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides that cause smog and acid rain; and mercury that contaminates fish (not to mention carbon dioxide that fuels climate change).