Episode 56TM April 29, 2024. American Lung Association State of the Air, PM2.5 statistics.

Episode 56TM April 29, 2024. American Lung Association State of the Air, PM2.5 statistics.

In Episode 56TM, American Lung Association (annual) State of the Air, PM2.5 statistics. 1)By Municipality, 1a)Worst Air, and 1b)Best Air. 1st column is by year round particle pollution, column 2 is by short term particle pollution. 2)By State, Worst to Best, see ALA website for this information on their United States Map. 3)For Wisconsin as an example, 27 out of 72 Counties compared. Excerpts edited by RAWSEP for brevity and clarity and relationship to Residents Against Wood Smoke Emission Particulates, a 501c3 nonprofit organization. https://www.lung.org/research/sota/city-rankings/most-polluted-cities  Select on a city name to view the rankings for your city, a chart of the trends for ozone and year-round particle levels over time, and information about how many residents are in each of the groups most at risk from air pollution. Note that some cities rank high on one list and don’t show up on other lists because of the differences in their pollution problems. Each city includes all the counties that form the economic and transportation network that makes up the metropolitan area as defined by the federal government.

1a)Municipality List of Worst

By Year Round Particle PollutionBy Short-Term Particle Pollution 
#1: Bakersfield, CA
#2: Visalia, CA
#3: Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA
#4: Eugene-Springfield, OR
#5: San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
#6: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
#7: Sacramento-Roseville, CA
#8: Medford-Grants Pass, OR
#9: Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
#10: Fairbanks, AK
#11: Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN
#12: Yakima, WA
#13: Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI
#14: Chico, CA
#16: Houston-The Woodlands, TX
#17: El Centro, CA
#18: Reno-Carson City-Fernley, NV
#19: Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV
#20: Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS
#20: Las Vegas-Henderson, NV
#22: Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
#22: Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN
#24: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
#25: Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX
#25: Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK
#1: Bakersfield, CA
#2: Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA
#3: Fairbanks, AK
#4: Eugene-Springfield, OR
#5: Visalia, CA
#6: Reno-Carson City-Fernley, NV
#7: San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
#8: Redding-Red Bluff, CA
#9: Sacramento-Roseville, CA
#10: Chico, CA
#11: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
#12: Yakima, WA
#13: Seattle-Tacoma, WA
#14: Missoula, MT
#16: Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
#17: Boise City-Mountain Home-Ontario, ID-OR
#18: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
#19: Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT
#20: Denver-Aurora, CO
#21: Logan, UT-ID
#21: Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA
#23: Las Vegas-Henderson, NV
#24: Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN
#24: Salinas, CA
 

The cities on the lists of the cleanest for ozone and short-term particle pollution are not ranked because all the cities earned the same scores. The cities on the list of the cleanest for year-round particle pollution levels are ranked by their average levels of particles, as calculated by EPA. Note that some cities are clean for one category but not for others.

1b)Municipality Best to Worst.Top 25 Cleanest U.S. Cities by Year-round Particle PollutionCleanest U.S. Cities by Short-term Particle Pollution
#1: Urban Honolulu, HI
#2: Casper, WY
#3: Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
#4: Wilmington, NC
#5: Bangor, ME
#6: Cheyenne, WY
#7: Duluth, MN-WI
#8: Colorado Springs, CO
#9: Anchorage, AK
#9: St. George, UT
#11: Elmira-Corning, NY
#12: Asheville-Marion-Brevard, NC
#12: Grand Junction, CO
#12: Lubbock-Plainview-Levelland, TX
#12: Saginaw-Midland-Bay City, MI
#16: Amarillo-Pampa-Borger, TX
#16: Lynchburg, VA
#16: Salisbury-Cambridge, MD-DE
#19: Rochester-Austin, MN
#20: Greenville-Kinston-Washington, NC
#20: Syracuse-Auburn, NY
#22: Grand Island, NE
#23: Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH
#23: Lincoln-Beatrice, NE
Asheville-Marion-Brevard, NC
Bangor, ME
Bloomington-Bedford, IN
Burlington-Fort Madison-Keokuk, IA-IL-MO
Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL
Champaign-Urbana, IL
Charlottesville, VA
Cleveland-Indianola, MS
College Station-Bryan, TX
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH
Erie-Meadville, PA
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
Florence, SC
Gadsden, AL
Greenville-Kinston-Washington, NC
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
Harrisonburg-Staunton, VA
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
Hot Springs-Malvern, AR
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
Kokomo-Peru, IN
Lafayette-West Lafayette-Frankfort, IN
Lake Charles-Jennings, LA
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH
Lincoln-Beatrice, NE
Lynchburg, VA
Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI
Midland-Odessa, TX
Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL
Montgomery-Selma-Alexander City, AL
Morgantown-Fairmont, WV
New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS
North Port-Sarasota, FL
Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL
Owensboro, KY
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
Pensacola-Ferry Pass, FL-AL
Ponce-Yauco-Coamo, PR
Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY
Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL
Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC
Saginaw-Midland-Bay City, MI
Salisbury-Cambridge, MD-DE
San Juan-Bayamón, PR
Scottsboro-Fort Payne, AL
Tuscaloosa, AL
Urban Honolulu, HI
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
Wilmington, NC

Within Wisconsin, 27 out of 72 counties could be graded for at least one measure of air quality.

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High Ozone Days Particle Pollution Populations at Risk

Wisconsin reports data on 26 out of 72 counties. Counties with no ozone data are not shown.

Sorted by County

CountyGradeWgt. Avg.Orange DaysRed DaysPurple Days
AshlandB0.3100
BrownC1.0300
ColumbiaC1.3400
DaneC1.0300
DodgeB0.7200
DoorF4.01200
Eau ClaireA0.0000
Fond du LacC1.0300
ForestA0.0000
JeffersonC1.7500
KenoshaF9.02420
KewauneeD2.2510
La CrosseA0.0000
ManitowocF4.31020
MarathonA0.0000
MilwaukeeF5.51510
OutagamieC1.0300
OzaukeeF6.01520
RacineF6.71720
RockC1.0300
SaukB0.3100
SheboyganF6.51530
TaylorA0.0000
VilasA0.0000
WalworthD2.7800
WaukeshaD2.7800

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