{"id":3004,"date":"2023-04-26T19:58:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T02:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prdihs.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=3004"},"modified":"2023-04-30T19:58:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T02:58:30","slug":"new-report-central-valley-continues-to-experience-worst-air-quality-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theivanhoesol.com\/es\/2023\/04\/new-report-central-valley-continues-to-experience-worst-air-quality-in-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"New Report: Central Valley Continues to Experience Worst Air Quality in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Pedro Hernandez, The Ivanhoe Sol<\/b><\/p>\n

The 24th annual \u201cState of the Air\u201d report from the American Lung Association has shown that while air quality has improved for various parts of the county, areas like Tulare County continue to face significant pollution levels. <\/span>Harold Wimmer, National President and CEO of the American Lung Association says,\u201cthe fact is that 120 million people still live in places with unhealthy air pollution, and not all communities are seeing improvements. This is why it is crucial to continue our efforts to ensure that every person in the U.S. has clean air to breathe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

To reach their conclusions, the American Lung Association examines pollution sources like ozone or particulate matter – microscope particles that can trigger asthma attacks, heart attacks, and strokes. Moreover, the report also considers various components of social vulnerability such as sensitive populations like children, the elderly, asthma rates, cardiovascular disease, pregnancy, and poverty levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The report demonstrates that south San Joaquin Valley continues to experience the worst air quality in the county. For example, the greater Visalia region ranked in the top five for \u201ccities most polluted by year-round particulate pollution\u201d, \u201ccities most polluted short-term particle pollution\u201d, and \u201ccities most polluted by ozone pollution\u201d.\u00a0 Even further, for some categories like short-term particle pollution, California has 15 out of the top 20 counties for pollution.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This year\u2019s reports finds:<\/span><\/p>\n