Heat Wave And Air Pollution: A Double-Whammy Of Health Risks

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New Hampshire and Maine are probably not the first places that come to mind when you think of air pollution. In fact, cities from both states were recently ranked among the country's 25 cleanest.But under the heat "dome" that currently engulfs the U.S. Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, the condition of the air in these and other typically-pristine places is plummeting, according to the EPA. The result is a double-whammy of health concerns -- particularly for young children, the elderly and anyone with breathing or heart problems.More...