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Lung Group Says Air Better

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. residents can breathe a bit easier than they did a decade ago, as the number of days that air quality was deemed unhealthy has fallen, according to a report by the American Lung Association on Thursday.

The report found real improvement in air quality over much of the United States, due in part to reduced emissions from power plants.

Significant benefits were seen in the eastern United States, said Janice Nolen, the association's director of national policy.

"It's encouraging news, we're very pleased at the improvement," Nolen said by telephone. "However, cleaner is not clean enough."

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