New York Air Quality Decreases

WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

The New York area is still an unhealthy place to breathe - one of the worst places in the nation, according to the latest air quality report from the American Lung Association. But there is some good news in the report and we thought we'd start there. Louise Vetter is the CEO of the American Lung Association of New York City and she joins us now.

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