CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Despite decades of progress, a new report shows nearly 120 million Americans still live in places with unhealthy levels of pollution and it's particularly worse for people of color.
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A new report from the American Lung Association says that figure is an improvement from recent years thanks to the Clean Air Act. But it's not looking good in the Charlotte area, which scored poorly among metros in the Southeast.
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The Charlotte metro was rated as having the second-poorest air quality in the region, with Mecklenburg County being the second-lowest in the Southeast.
And when it comes to living with poor air quality, not everyone is treated equally. Researchers found that people of color are nearly four times more likely than white Americans to live in a county with high air pollution.
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