Black people are nearly two times more likely than white people to live in communities with harmful air pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s 2025 State of the Air Report.

Residents of the mostly Black communities sandwiched between ... the data’s consistent.” Toxic air pollution in Louisiana’s petrochemical corridor, an area often referred to as “ Cancer ...

The American Lung Association gave County a D grade in its 2025 State of the Air Report. The ALA’s annual report analyzed pollution across the United States based on data from the Environmental ...

If also passed by the House as expected, the action will be the first time Congress has weakened protections under the Clean ...

live in an area that received a failing grade for at least one measure of air pollution. Black and Hispanic Americans were more likely than white Americans to live in a place with unhealthy air.

According to the American Lung Association's 2025 "State of the Air" report, the Charlotte region, which includes 3.3 million people – 1.3 million of them racial minorities – earned a failing grade in ...