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News Articles: state of the air

Men cross the street in smog filled downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. December 12, 2017. Sometimes during the winter, temperature inversions form in the Salt Lake Valley, when the upper air temperature is warmer than the air on the valley floor, forming a lid, trapping polluted air. REUTERS/George Frey

Fulton County earns its first passing grade for air quality from the American Lung Association

Atlanta's ozone pollution is the fourth worst of cities in the Southeast. The Lung Association uses data from 2019 to 2021 in its 2023 report.

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The midtown skyline stands in the background of Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. The 2020 State of the Air report uses data from 2016 to 2018.

Lung Association's Latest Report Shows Georgia's Air Quality Improved

It's Earth Day 2020 and while people on the planet are dealing with a pandemic, the American Lung Association has a bit of good news for Georgians: Some...

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