About one-third of the U.S. population was living in areas that experienced at least 100 days of poor air quality due to air pollution in 2018, a new study has found.
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The report, which was released Tuesday, said that the most populous areas with more than 100 days of elevated air pollution include the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and Chicago-Naperville-Elgin areas.
It also said that several other metropolitan areas such as the New York-Newark-Jersey area and the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria areas had between 31 and 100 days of elevated air pollution.
"Each year, millions of Americans suffer from adverse health impacts linked to air pollution, and tens of thousands have their lives cut short," the report said.
It recommended that policymakers strengthen air quality protections, reduce reliance on fossil fuels and cutting global warming pollution.
The Hill
A New York Times analysis, based on research from Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School and other sources, counts more than 90 environmental rules and regulations rolled back under Mr. Trump.
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