By David Beard, The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Morgantown-Fairmont Metropolitan Statistical Area ranks among the nation’s cleanest cities for ozone and short-term particle air pollution in American Lung Association’s 2021 State of the Air report.
Monongalia, Marion and Harrison counties were among the nation’s cleanest for short-term particle pollution (measured over 24-hour periods) while Monongalia was among the best for ozone pollution.
This was the second year in a row for the Morgantown-Fairmont MSA and Mon County to make those lists.
The EPA Air Quality Index identifies six ranges for pollution content:good, moderate, unhealthy for sensitive groups, unhealthy, very unhealthy and hazardous. Being named cleanest means the cities and counties had no days of pollution categorized in the unhealthy level…
