Air pollution report underscores health disparities in U.S.
The agricultural area of Bakersfield, California, ranked the worst in the U.S. for short-term and long-term particle pollution.
Los Angeles-Long Beach, California, had the worst ozone pollution in the U.S., according to the report.The overall falling levels of ozone across the U.S. represented "the continuation of a positive trend that reflects the success of the"The three years covered by 'State of the Air' 2023 ranked among the seven hottest years on record globally," the ALA notes.
"High ozone days and spikes in particle pollution related to heat, drought and wildfires are putting millions of people at risk and adding challenges to the work that states and cities are doing across the nation to clean up air pollution.
that "wildfires that are related to climate change" were mostly behind California's short-term spikes.that last year found California's 2020 wildfires impacted negatively on its recent emissions cuts.
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