Shared Air Quality Stories

Today I emailed four local news channels in Tucson, 4, 9, 11 and 13, asking them to post air quality numbers, along with the temperatures in TV weather reports.

I was born downwind of oil refineries, along the Delaware River, outside of Philadelphia. This was in 1947, and there were no regulations about filtering the stacks, which put forth quantities of particles in the air.

I have had COPD for more than five years. I had to retire early because of this disease.

I would be elated if we could go back to the 55mph limit!!! As it is, I do drive at that speed and stay 5mph slower in town.

As a public health professional in Los Angeles, so many of the families I work with have children suffering from asthma or other pollution related issues.

I currently work as a public health professional in Los Angeles County, but what originally sparked my interest in working in public health was growing up near Richmond, California.

Ever since a weatherization program had completed energy efficiency updates to my home, strange things started to occur.

I am 36-years-old and I was born with lung agenesis, I live in Southeast Texas where the humidity is very high and it's surrounded by refineries polluting the air.

I live in South Florida and the air here is horrible at times. Of course, we deal with pollen all the time....

Angela has had to deal with something that no parent wishes to go through: the loss of a child. Her son, Cameron, was just 17 years old when he die...

I have two kids and don't want them to breath this polluted air....

I was surprised to find that Idaho is considered by the American Lung Association to have good quality air. I live in a town situated in the midst ...

When I was 29-years-old, I moved to the most polluted city I'd ever lived in— Salt Lake City, Utah. I could taste it in the air at first, but...

For 30 years as a teacher, I watched more and more of my students begin to require the use of inhalers until my retirement in 2011.

In 2002 my son Sam was born. From the day he was born he wheezed. At 2 months old he had his first major respiratory infection. He continued on for...