The bad news is that indoor air pollution is usually much worse than outdoor. The good news is that there are some easy remedies.
Emissions of two air pollutants from the U.S.'s largest electricity generators have fallen since 1990, while emissions of carbon dioxide, the most significant human-caused greenhouse gas, have been steadily rising, according to new research. A report issued by the environmental nonprofit NRDC, the sustainable investment group Ceres, and the utility Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), found that government regulation of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) helped significantly reduce emissions of the pollutants. CO2 is not subject to government regulation.
The EPA has released the latest report on the state of the nation's air and the results may have you reconsidering where you live.
Those who reside in New York and California are at the greatest risk of developing cancer from air toxins. The national average is 41.5 million residents per million and New York comes in at 68 residents per million and California at 66 per million.