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Study: New York City air still bad

New Yorkers are still breathing in unhealthy air, according to a new study.

Despite some modest improvements in air quality, the metro area jumped from 10th to eighth worst in the nation for ozone pollution - or smog - the American Lung Association's annual "State of the Air" survey contends. New York was 13th worst for short-term particle pollution, or soot; last year, the Big Apple ranked...

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