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Air quality.

ThLehigh Valley is getting mixed reviews in the Amerin lung Association's annual e of the Air report.

The worst grades in the meo area were foa daily measure of fine particle pollutiona C and then for ozone smog s that D and so clearly theyh show room for improvement d that more really must be de to protect the health of pe at risk.

The report shows about 40%f Americans live in areas wih high particle pollution and ozone.

Director of Environmental Health Kevin Stuart of theg Association says just likea report card, the report los at three subjects andives three different grades best ever results for year round particle pollution.

But we do know that with a return oLehigh Valley to being monitored for fine particle pollution, the sht term measure had a worse ge and that's something that e also concerned about there.

And for ozone, we got bettr for Northampton County a le bit better instead of an F. When air pollution levels e high enough, they can be a health hazard causing astha attacks and strokes.

It places children, older adults, large groups of the polation, people also livig with chronic lung disease e asthma, chronic bronchitisd emphysema.

People with heart disease e at particular risk.

And so those are populatio.

And in addition, to that, e have people who live in poverty, persons of color e also identified as at risk.

The full state of the repot can be found online at Luna for PBS39.

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