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Nearly Half of US Breathes Unhealthy Levels of Pollution—Cars and Trucks Largely to Blame

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 21, 2025

For 25 years the report has helped people across the country understand the quality of the air in their communities. It presents air pollution data at the county-level for two pollutants, deadly fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) and ground-level ozone. These emissions, which in 2022 were 37.4 Secondary PM 2.5

Ozone

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These Attorneys General Are Defending the Fossil Fuel Industry, Not Their States

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

Attorneys general (AGs) in the five states most vulnerable to climate change, however, are doing the exact opposite: Instead of defending their constituents, they are defending the fossil fuel industry. Moody also jumped in head-first to protect the fossil fuel industry.

Fossil Fuels

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EPA Proposal to Rescind Oil and Gas Methane Regulations Has Not Been Adequately Justified and Disregards Negative Climate Impacts

Columbia Climate Law

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Methane also contributes to the formation of ground-level ozone which is itself a heat-trapping greenhouse gas and, when inhaled by humans, can trigger a variety of health problems from throat irritation and coughing to bronchitis, asthma, and reduced lung function.

Regulations

Regulations Natural Gas Air Pollution Ground-Level Ozone

Nearly Half of US Breathes Unhealthy Levels of Pollution—Cars and Trucks Largely to Blame

These Attorneys General Are Defending the Fossil Fuel Industry, Not Their States

EPA Proposal to Rescind Oil and Gas Methane Regulations Has Not Been Adequately Justified and Disregards Negative Climate Impacts

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