That's according to the American Lung Association's (ALA) just-released report 2011 State of the Air.

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Four in 10 Americans live in counties with dangerous levels of either ozone or particle pollution, according to the American Lung Association.

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The American Lung Association designed the program a decade ago for regular smokers, ages 14 to 19, who want to quit.

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According to the American Lung Association, 41 percent of Americans live in areas where air pollution can make breathing not just more difficult but dangerous.

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Another concern is that the "tobacco industry has gotten better at combating, " regulations designed to reduce smoking, said Thomas Carr, director of National policy for the American Lung Association.

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According to the American Lung Association, there are 23 million Americans currently suffering from asthma, 7.1 million of them children, whose developing lungs are particularly susceptible to asthma triggers.

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And for the standards listed, OIRA also met four times with the Sierra Club, three times with the American Lung Association, and three times with the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Edelman, chief medical officer for the American Lung Association.

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D.the chief medical officer of the American Lung Association.

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Janice Nolen, national policy adviser at the American Lung Association, says that rather than dealing with the harmful effects of air pollution, the focus should be on tackling the problem at source.

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Earlier this year, the American Lung Association warned that more than 132 million people in the United States are living in cities with dangerously high smog levels that could pose health problems.

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Public health groups have been split about their support, with the American Lung Association taking a skeptical view of the talks, and the American Cancer Society and American Medical Association looking on more favorably.

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The American Lung Association's study ranks the air quality of 900 counties and more than 200 U.S. Census-defined Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Combined Statistical Areas--cities and their surrounding suburbs--where an air pollution monitor is present.

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The American Lung Association introduced the new app with a new PSA depicting the delightfully oddball character, Alvin Grimes, air collector, who literally collects air in jars and labels them with their dates and locations.

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For pollution levels, we used information from the American Lung Association's "State of the Air: 2007" report, which ranked the most polluted metropolitan areas by year-round particle pollution based on data submitted by states to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for 2003-05.

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And because of its location in a basin, pollution in the Los Angeles area caused by diesel exhaust, barges, locomotives and other sources tends to stay put, says Janice Nolen, assistant vice president with National Policy and Advocacy for the American Lung Association.

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