Utah Moms for Clean Air

Today the American Lung Association issued its annual State of the Air report, including a report card and ranking of the most polluted U.S. cities.

For short-term particle pollution, Utah has three cities listed in the top 25:

• #6 Logan
• #7 Salt Lake City
• #12 Provo

We didn’t fail completely on particle pollution. Box Elder did get a D. Otherwise, yes, we failed our annual grades.

When it comes to ozone, we only failed a little. We didn’t break the top 25 for ozone. Only Salt Lake and Davis got F grades, but Washington County got a D.

In a Salt Lake Tribune story this morning, you can find more interpretation of the local numbers.

Read on

• Judy Fahys, “American Lung Association report: Salt Lake City, Logan ranked among nation’s worst for air pollution,” Salt Lake Tribune, May 1, 2008.
• American Lung Association, State of the Air: 2008, May 1, 2008.
• ALA, State of the Air website.
• ALA, Utah groups at risk.