In the US, where people breathe increasingly dirty air, one small city stands out

The American Lung Association calls it a “grim indication of the deterioration of air quality nationwide”: Bangor, Maine, is ...

44% of Americans breathe dangerously polluted air. In California, it's 82%

The American Lung Assn.'s 2026 State of the Air report again graded L.A. as having some of the worst air quality in the ...