2008-2010
The State of the Air 2012 report looks at levels of ozone and particle pollution found in monitoring sites across the United States in 2008, 2009, and 2010. The report uses the most current quality-assured nationwide data available for these analyses. The topics below will link you to more information.
- Ozone Pollution — Where were the most polluted cities with unhealthy levels of ozone during 2008-2010?
- Year-round Particle Pollution — How many cities had lower average particle levels year-round in 2008-2010? How many did worse?
- Short-term Particle Pollution — Which cities had fewer days with spikes in particle levels during 2008-2010. Which had more?
- Cleanest Cities — Only one city made the cleanest list in all three categories, but several were among the cleanest in two.
- People at Risk — How many people live where pollution levels are unhealthy?
- What Needs to be Done to Get Healthy Air — What do we need to do as a nation?
- What You Can Do — How can you help clean up the air?
FACT: Roughly one in six (16.2%—nearly 50 million) Americans live in counties with too many unhealthy spikes in particle pollution levels.
