Cleveland air quality report: American Lung Association 2024 [Video]

CLEVELAND — When it comes to air quality, the Cleveland metro area was named the 31st most polluted in the country for ozone pollution.

It also says Cleveland has seen a slight improvement in air quality, but still fails in ozone and particle pollution.

Here’s how the American Lung Associations air report breaks down the details…

Ground-level ozone pollution in the Cleveland metro area

The “State of the Air” report looked at levels of ozone “smog,” the air pollutant affecting the largest number of people in the United States. The Cleveland metro area ranked 31st worst in the nation for ozone pollution. The ranking was based on the area’s worst county’s average number of unhealthy days—5.8 days per year, an F grade, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. This was better than the area’s ranking in last year’s report of …