Bay Area sees slight improvement overall in air quality, annual report shows NBC Bay Area [Video]

The Bay Area’s air quality received mixed grades and a slight improvement overall in the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report.

The report ranks the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland region as the seventh most polluted by daily particulate matter, the fifth most polluted by annual particulate matter — in front of Los Angeles — and the 12th most polluted by ozone. Particulate matter and ozone impact health, especially in elderly residents and children.

Santa Clara County was among nine counties in California to receive failing grades from the report. The others were Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, Shasta, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama and Tulare counties.

The Bay Area’s air quality received mixed grades and a slight improvement overall in the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.

Important to note the data used was from 2020-22.

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