Report ranks Ohio city as worst in country for air pollution; what it means for the Miami Valley WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

COLUMBUS — A new report ranks Columbus as the worst city in the country for air pollution — so what does that mean for the Miami Valley?

News Center 7′s Nick Foley sat down with an air quality expert from the American Lung Association (ALA) on where we stand.

I-Q Air’s released its world air quality report for 2023 for the second year in a row Columbus, Ohio ranked as the most polluted city in the country.

That includes ozone and fine particle matter or soot, and those are considered the deadliest pollutants.

Closer to home, the ALA is keeping its tabs.

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Based on monitor readings that send data from the Ohio EPA to the federal agency, air quality in Greene County was ranked an “A” on an A-F scale.

While Montgomery and Clark counties were given a C.

“When EPA sets the standards, they set the standards for the location and the impact downwind. …