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While it may feel like much of life has returned to normal compared to the height of COVID, the CDC says between two to 4,000 Americans are still dying from the disease each week. Most of those are seniors who fall into other high-risk groups.

While other studies have looked at cardiovascular health over time, and at the health of baby boomers, this study is the first to focus on lung health among U.S. millennials, in this case people ages 25 to 35.

Photos courtesy of Grosse Pointe Park Public SafetyGrosse Pointe Park PSO Esho Matty, front, takes a group selfie at Comerica Park. In the background are, from left, Sgt. Mike Miller, PSO Tim Evans and Lt. Colin Connaire. The team’s motto is, “We don’t get tired.” Advice to no-goodniks: Don’t lead Park police on a foot

The rising number of fires hamper decades of environmental efforts, and over 40% of Americans — more than 137 million people — live in places with poor air quality, a new report says.

I didn’t mention firefighters and first responders climbing because we don’t have video - it’s happening this afternoon.

Although air pollution has seen incredible improvement since the 1970's, more than 4 in 10 Americans still live in counties with poor air quality.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Clean Air Act, which is responsible for dramatic improvements in air quality. The 21st annual State of the Air report finds that climate change continues to make air pollution worse, with many western communities again experiencing record-breaking spikes in particle pollution due to wildfires. The 2020 State of the Air report analyzed data from 2016, 2017 and 2018, the three years with the most recent quality-assured air pollution data. This years report shows that climate change continues to degrade air quality and increase the risk of air pollution harming health. Every family has the right to breathe healthy air and the right to know when air pollution levels are unhealthy.

Since the Clean Air Act was passed, the air pollution in the U.S. improved remarkably. Many cities had days when ground-level reached unhealthy levels, as analyzed by researchers at BuyAutoInsurance.com from the EPAs air quality report. The cities Dearborn and Detroit were among the U.S. metropolitan areas that reached unhealthy levels. To report daily air quality in metropolitan areas, the EPA uses a measure known as the Air Quality Index (AQI). The Metro Detroit area, including Dearborn and Warren, had an air quality index of 54, with the maximum AQI of 151.