Nearly 34 Million Children in the U.S. Breathing Toxic Air as Federal Rollbacks Continue
On Earth Day, a stark new report revealed that approximately 33.5 million children across the United States are inhaling air that fails to meet federal health standards. Released by the American Lung Association as part of its 27th annual State of the Air report, the findings underscore a troubling reality: nearly half of all American children—46 percent—reside in counties that received failing grades for at least one critical measure of air pollution. Even more alarming, about 7 million children live in counties that failed in all three key categories monitored: smog (ground-level ozone), soot (fine particulate matter), and particle pollution.









