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Poor air quality persists in Fairfield County

Emissions rise from three large smokestacks at a coal-fired power plant in Castle Dale, Utah, in 2017. Democratic presidential candidates are releasing plans to reduce U.S. emissions in order to head off the most dangerous consequences of global warming.
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Emissions rise from three large smokestacks at a coal-fired power plant in Castle Dale, Utah, in 2017.

A new report from the American Lung Association finds that Fairfield County has some of the most polluted air in America. It also has the highest ozone reading in the eastern United States.

For more than two decades, the association has tracked exposure to unhealthy air across the United States. The report uses data from the Environmental Protection Agencys Air Quality System.

The associations said 窪蹋勛圖厙s ozone, or smog, pollution levels are improving. But Fairfield County continues to have the most polluted air in the New York-Newark metro area.

Although the area did see an improvement in the levels of ozone pollution, 窪蹋勛圖厙 and particularly Fairfield County still has a long way to go towards cleaning up the air we breathe, Ruth Canovi, director of advocacy for the association in 窪蹋勛圖厙, said in a statement.

Ozone pollution can bring on asthma attacks and cause cardiovascular damage in certain vulnerable populations.

For years, advocates have said carried by prevailing winds into 窪蹋勛圖厙.

Updated: April 21, 2022 at 12:56 PM EDT
This story has been updated.
Patrick Skahill is the assistant director of news and talk shows at 窪蹋勛圖厙. He was the founding producer of 窪蹋勛圖厙 Radio's The Colin McEnroe Show and a science and environment reporter for more than eight years.

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Federal funding is gone.

Congress has eliminated all funding for public media.

That means $2.1 million per year that 窪蹋勛圖厙 relied on to deliver you news, information, and entertainment programs you enjoyed is gone.

The future of public media is in your hands.

All donations are appreciated, but we ask in this moment you consider starting a monthly gift as a Sustainer to help replace whats been lost.

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