US Air Quality Isn’t Slipping: Taking a Closer Look at the Data

US Air Quality Isn’t Slipping: Taking a Closer Look at the Data
Heavy traffic clogs the 101 Freeway as people leave work for the Labor Day holiday in Los Angeles on Aug. 29, 2014. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
Richard Trzupek
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On June 18, The Associated Press published a story under the byline of Seth Borenstein and Nicky Forster with the troubling headline “US Air Quality is Slipping After Years of Improvement.” While there are grains of truth in both the headline and the story that follows, there’s also a great deal of deception and ignorance in the tale Borenstein and Forster attempt to fashion.
Richard Trzupek
Richard Trzupek
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Rich Trzupek is a chemist, author and nationally recognized air quality expert. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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