Though there was noticeably less winter inversion along the Wasatch Front this year due to the historically wet winter, Utah's air quality still ranks among the country's worst.
That's according to a new report from the American Lung Association that listed the Salt Lake City-Provo area in the 20 worst cities for ozone and short-term particle pollution." report was published by the American Lung Association Wednesday, looking specifically at rates of ozone and fine particulate pollution, which the association calls "two of the most widespread and dangerous pollutants." The report is compiled using data from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Five counties get an F grade for the number of "high particle pollution days" — Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele and Utah. Both Weber and Duchesne counties received a D. A whopping 119.6 million Americans live in areas with unhealthy levels of ozone or particle pollution, which is roughly 36% of the country's population.
California cities are overwhelmingly represented among those most impacted by ozone, year-round particle and short-term particle pollution, with the greater Los Angeles, Fresno, Visalia, Sacramento and Bakersfield regions each in the top 10 for all three categories.
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