California could see more unhealthy air days under new metric to measure air quality

California could be seeing more unhealthy air quality days by a new metric to measure air quality by the EPA.

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY – California could be seeing more unhealthy air quality days, not because pollution is getting worse, but because of a new metric to measure air quality by the Environmental Protection Agency .The EPA is hoping it can hold everyone to a higher standard. To bring emissions across the board down. It could also allow people who live in cities like Stockton to be more aware of the air quality if it does turn harmful. The EPA has changed the air quality index.

'While we know we have some of the biggest changes in the nation, we will strive to meet those standards,' she said.However, according to data from the EPA, if these new standards were implemented from 2020 to 2022, half of California's 58 counties had an annual average of harmful air quality. In San Joaquin County, the particulates in the air were at 12.3 on average. In Stanislaus County, it was worse, at 14.3 on average.

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