The State of the Air 2001, May 2000
Many more Americans are breathing dirty air, as the outdoor air quality in nearly 400 U.S. counties has received an “F” for ozone air pollution (smog) — a fifteen percent increase from statistics released in May 2000.
According the the American Lung Assocation’s annual State of the Air report, the number of Americans living in areas that received an “F” increased by more than 9 million compared with last year’s report — from 132 million to more than 141 million.
The American Lung Association® [www.lungusa.org] offers the full report online.
