For the first time, an annual air quality report listed the Jacksonville metropolitan area as one of the cleanest in the United States for ozone air pollution.
That means monitors reported no days when buildups of ozone reached the "unhealthful range" for people sensitive to pollution, as determined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to the American Lung Association's 23rd State of the Air report.
Also, Baker and Duval counties were among the cleanest counties for ozone air pollution, according to the report, which covers 2018 to 2020 and was released Thursday.
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