FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — Residents might breathe easier knowing the Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith metros have some of the cleanest air in the United States, a new report shows.
Nonprofit American Lung Association recently released its 23rd annual State of the Air report that listed the two metros among the cleanest for short-term particle and ozone air pollution. And, Washington County was listed as one of the cleanest U.S. counties for the two pollution metrics. The county also received A grades for zero high ozone or high particle pollution days from 2018-2020.
Asked why the air quality is so good in Northwest Arkansas, Jill Smith of the American Lung Association noted the good-quality upwind air coming into the region and that pollution sources here likely aren’t creating difficult problems. She added that a more detailed explanation was beyond the report scope.
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