Today, on #EarthDay, a sobering new report says #US #AirQuality is putting millions of Americans at risk of #health problems. Nearly half the US population — or about 152 million people — breathes unhealthy #air & lives in a county that received a failing grade for #pollution, data shows.

#ALA #StateOfTheAir #SOTA #climate #ClimateCriss #PublicHealth
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American Lung Association's "State of the Air" 2026

How healthy is your air? Learn how where you live measures up when it comes to air pollution, smog and soot.

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#BookBans & attempted bans remain at record highs, acc/to the American #Library Association, & efforts to have titles removed have never been more coordinated or politicized.

The #ALA on Monday issued its annual list of the #books most challenged at the country’s #libraries, part of the association’s State of America’s Libraries Report.

#education #censorship #indoctrination #racism #misogyny #heterosexism #law #fascism #CultureWars #FarRight #extremism #Republicans
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