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💨 Air Quality

US Air Quality 2026: Pollution, Wildfires & Your Health

After decades of Clean Air Act progress, air quality is getting worse again.

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Clean Air Starts With All of Us

Check AirNow.gov daily for your local AQI.

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EPA Standards

New EPA PM2.5 Rule: 9 μg/m³ Limit Protects 25 Million Americans

the most significant air quality rule in two decades.

Air Justice

Environmental Justice: Communities of Color Breathe 38% More Pollution

Communities of color breathe 38% more hazardous air than white communities.

Air Trends

Air Quality Is Improving — But Wildfire Smoke Is Erasing Decades of Progress

Air quality improved 77% since the Clean Air Act's 1970 passage.

Clean Air Future

EVs, Methane Rules & New Permits: The Path to Cleaner American Air

The path to clean air runs through EV adoption (eliminating 3 billion pounds of annual vehicle exhaust), methane crackdowns (reducing ozone precursors), and stricter industrial permitting. EPA projects the new PM2.5 standard prevents 4,500 premature deaths and 290,000 asthma attacks annually once fully enforced by 2032.