Washington County Listed As One Of The Cleanest Counties In The Country

May 21, 2022

Regional News

Washington County Listed As One Of The Cleanest Counties In The Country

NWA Daily

The American Lung Association recently released its 23rd annual State of the Air report, and Washington County is listed as one of the cleanest U.S. counties

  • Breathing easier: Washington County tied for 1st for the cleanest metro area in the country for short-term particle and ozone air pollution. The county also received A grades for zero high ozone or high particle pollution days in 2018-2020. 
  • Going strong: This is NWA’s 11th consecutive year to be listed among the cleanest areas for short-term particle pollution and its sixth year to be listed for the ozone air pollution metric. A couple factors for the region’s clean air are good-quality upwind air and pollution sources not creating immensely difficult problems. 

See the full report HERE

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