Nearly Half Of U.S. Children Breathing Polluted Air, Study Finds
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InnovationSustainabilityNearly Half Of U.S. Children Breathing Polluted Air, Study FindsByJamie Hailstone,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. Follow AuthorApr 22, 2026, 03:24am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.WEEHAWKEN, NJ - JULY 18: Children play in a park in front of the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center on a night with a hazy sunset in New York City on July 18, 2023, as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)Getty ImagesNearly half of the children in the U.S. are breathing unhealthy levels of air pollution, despite significant progress in improving air quality, according to a new analysis.Data from the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report shows 33.5 million children in the U.S., or 46% of people under 18 years old, live in an area that received a failing grade for at least one measure of air pollution. And more than 7 million children (10% of all kids) live in a community with failing grades for all three measures considered in the study, namely short-term particle pollution (PM2.5), long-term particle pollution and ozone pollution.Nearly half of the children in the U.S. are breathing unhealthy levels of air pollution, despite significant progress in improving air quality, according to a new analysis.Data from the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report shows 33.5 million children in the U.S., or 46% of people under 18 years old, live in an area that received a failing grade for at least one measure of air pollution. And more than 7 million children (10% of all kids) live in a community with failing grades for all three measures considered in the study – short-term particle pollution (PM2.5), long-term particle pollution and ozone pollution.The report looks at the latest q...
