American Lung Association

Environment

Gasp! Air quality for Eugene-Springfield listed among top worst in U.S.

Brian Bull

It’s the kind of news one literally chokes on: the Eugene-Springfield area ranks in the top three worst metropolitan areas in the U.S. for air quality.
Disasters & Accidents

Wildfire Smoke Further Degrades Lane County's Air Quality

Brian Bull

Lane County’s air quality gets a dismal grade in the latest annual report by the American Lung Association. As KLCC’s Brian Bull reports, wildfires are to…
Environment

Lane County Receives Contradictory Grades For Air Quality

There’s good news and bad news about Lane County’s Air Quality from a recent American Lung Association report. The area gets an “A” for its low ozone…