American Lung Association: NYC’s air quality is improving, but still gets a failing grade

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American Lung Association: NYC’s air quality is improving, but still gets a failing grade
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“Over the coming years, we're going to see the investment that New York state is making into clean and healthier,” says Trevor Summerfield, the New York director of advocacy for the American Lung Association.

Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway, a notorious stretch of highway in New York City that is often choked with traffic and contributes to pollution and poor air quality on November 16th, 2021.Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway, a notorious stretch of highway in New York City that is often choked with traffic and contributes to pollution and poor air quality on November 16th, 2021.More than 22.

The report defines the New York City metro region as including the five boroughs, Long Island, Rockland county, Westchester county, 12 New Jersey counties just across the Hudson River and three nearby counties in Connecticut. And it is the only urban area in the Northeast to rank on the list of the 25 most ozone-polluted cities. Too much ozone exposure is linked to negative outcomes during pregnancy and connected to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.continues to improve or stay stable .

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