Air Quality

Air quality remains a struggle for various reasons in the Valley

The downtown Phoenix skyline is easier to see, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, as fewer motorists in Arizona are driving, following the state stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus, and it appears to be improving the air quality and decreasing the effects vehicle emissions have on the environment.

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The current quality of air in Maricopa County depends on who you ask.

The Valley made the 2024 list in all three categories that measure cities with the most air pollution and rank metropolitan areas from one to 25 for each category, according to 2024 State of the Air Report from the American Lung Association.

“There are issues (with the air),” said JoAnna Strother, senior director of advocacy at the American Lung Association.

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