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Maine air ranked one of the best in the country according to new report [Video]

MORNING — ROUGHLY 4 OUT OF 10 AMERICANS LIVE IN PLACES WITH UNHEALTHY LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION… THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE 20-24 “STATE OF THE AIR” REPORT BY THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION… BUT TWO MAINE CITIES RANKED AMONG THE CLEANEST IN THE COUNTRY… PORTLAND WAS ONE OF THE CLEANEST IN THE SHORT-TERM PARTICLE POLLUTION CATEGORY … AND BANGOR GOT TOP RANKINGS FOR ALL áTHREEá CATEGORIES — INCLUDING YEAR- ROUND PARTICLE POLLUTION AND OZONE POLLUTION… FIVE MAINE COUNTIES ALSO RECEIVED “

Roughly four out of 10 Americans live in places with unhealthy levels of air pollution. That’s according to the 2024 “State of the Air” report by the American Lung Association.The report ranked two Maine cities among the cleanest in the country. Portland was one of the cleanest in the short-term particle pollution category. Bangor got top rankings for all three categories, including year-round particle pollution and ozone pollution.Five Maine counties …

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