An interactive open-data platform connecting air pollution, toxic chemical releases, and respiratory illness across the nation.
View air pollution, chemical releases, and health risks for all 3,142 U.S. counties. Click any county to inspect metrics or compare two areas side by side.
Analyze real data to see how air pollution directly correlates with lung disease and respiratory mortality across the nation.
Track county particulate shifts across 7 annual snapshots — covering wildfire seasons, policy changes, and emission events.
A closer look at Northern Nevada — exploring rural healthcare access, mining emissions, and high-desert smoke dynamics.
Generate clean summary reports for any county, comparing local metrics against EPA national health standards.
Counties in the highest tier for air pollution, lung deaths, and poverty face +59% higher respiratory death rates than the national average.
In rural communities, fine particle pollution (PM₂.₅) is a strong predictor of lung disease deaths, even after accounting for poverty and smoking.
A model combining air pollution, smoking, poverty, and uninsured rates accounts for 35.4% of all county-level lung mortality differences across America.
Smoking rates and fine particle pollution are the two largest measurable drivers of county-level lung health outcomes nationwide.
Search your county, compare health risks, or view the research findings. All data is open and sourced from federal agencies.