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Ashtabula County keeps poor score on air pollution report

Star Beacon · last updated

Ashtabula County received a D for high ozone air pollution days on the American Lung Association’s 2026 State of the Air Report.

The ALA’s annual report analyzed pollution across the United States, based on Environmental Protection Agency data from 2022 to 2024.

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