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The New York Times3d
The Air Quality Index Explained: What It Means and How to Stay Safe
It was established by the Environmental Protection Agency ... are used on air quality forecast maps. No city had a worse sustained reading in 2021 than Salem, Ore., where the index almost reached ...
CNN3mon
Tracking wildfires in the US
The EPA measures regional air quality index (AQI) by how hazardous it is to the general public. Discover the AQI in your city by searching below.
U.S. News & World Report1y
Air Quality
This measure, based on data from the Environmental Protection Agency, evaluates states on the number of days the Air Quality Index in counties was not rated “good.” U.S. News calculated a ...
Lawrence Journal-World3d
At ribbon cutting for air quality monitoring station, Haskell and EPA officials celebrate their partnership
Dozens of Haskell Indian Nations University community members joined EPA officials on Wednesday at a ribbon-cutting for a ...
The Telegraph20d
EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?
Advertisement Article continues below this ad In fact, laws passed by Congress require the EPA to use the “best available ... standards and health-based air quality standards.
Chicago air quality ranked 15th worst in the U.S. in American Lung Association report on pollution
The American Lung Association said they hope the report helps convince Illinois lawmakers to take action to improve air ...
Almost half of U.S. residents are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, new report says. These are the areas that got an "F"
A new report on air quality across the U.S. offers a cloudy prognosis on the long-term health of about 156 million residents ...
Houston Chronicle20d
EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?
In fact, laws passed by Congress require the EPA to use the “best available science ... to inform revisions of National Ambient Air Quality Standards, which set limits for six common air ...