Study gives Columbus an ‘F’ in air pollution, says it’s the equivalent of smoking 136 cigarettes per year

Some of us in Cbus could have the lungs of a smoker even if we’ve never touched a cigarette.

According to a report by the American Lung Association, Columbus is coming in at the 54th worst city in the United States for air pollutants. Their “State of the Air” annual report looks at air pollution levels across the country, using letter grades to measure unhealthy levels of ground-level ozone air pollution (smog) and year-round and short-term spikes in particle pollution (soot) over a three-year period. So, this 2025 report is actually data collected from 2021 to 2023.

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