Bangor is among the cities with the cleanest air

A new assessment of air pollution by the American Lung Association names Bangor as one of the cleanest cities in the country.

The Lung Association’s 25th annual “State of the Air” report, based on data from 2020-2022, said Bangor recorded low levels of ozone air pollution, year-round particle pollution and short-term particle pollution. The metro area has ranked among the cleanest cities for ozone for seven years in a row, and for its daily measure of particle pollution for the last 15 years.

The report found the Portland-Lewiston region showed positive results for short-term particle pollution, but saw a worsening of ozone pollution. Still, the year-round measure for the metro area set a new best-ever value, placing it among the nation’s 25 cleanest.

This article appears through a media partnership with Maine Public .