Local News - 977 The Bay
A new report shows a mix of good and bad findings for air quality in Maryland. The American Lung Association recently released its annual State of the Air Report, and while some areas of the state showed improvement, metro Washington-Baltimore was ranked 26th worst for ozone pollution out of 227 metro areas in the nation. Four area counties -- Prince Georges, Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Harford -- received a failing grade for ozone. The report shows the number of unhealthy air quality days for ozone in the metro area was 6-point-7, which is unchanged from the year prior. Ozone, often called sm...