American Lung Association

According to the American Lung Association, only five percent of eligible Montana residents have been screened for the disease. Experts say screening is key to early diagnosis, which saves lives.

The report, spanning several years of data, measured ozone and particle pollution, which are the two most common air pollutants.

The group says the state has made inroads in reducing tobacco use, but adds there’s more work to be done.

Three Montana counties: Lewis & Clark, Ravalli and Lincoln, rank nationally among the 25 counties most polluted by short-term or year-round particle air…

Montana has earned mixed marks on a new report card from the American Lung Association, one that grades state policies meant to prevent and reduce tobacco…

For most Montanans, wildfire smoke is ‘out of sight, out of mind’. It’s been almost a year since smoke pollution filled Missoula County, turning the air…

The latest American Lung Association air quality report shows some Montana communities continue to have unhealthy levels of air pollution on a national…

The American Lung Association says among America’s cities, Missoula’s air is the tenth dirtiest. That’s for a specific form of pollution.The Lung…

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox today joined the state to a lawsuit to stop President Obama’s plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions."It does not really…

The plan the White House unveiled today to reduce carbon dioxide emissions nationwide is meeting with strong and broad criticism in Montana.That includes…