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Despite Some Improvements, Philly Air Quality Still Gets an ‘F’ in New Report

By Tom MacDonald | WHYY
Published May 14, 2023 at 1:22 AM EDT
Looking out at the Philadelphia skyline from the Allegheny SEPTA station in Kensington.
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Looking out at the Philadelphia skyline from the Allegheny SEPTA station in Kensington.

The Greater Philadelphia Region gets a failing grade when it comes to air quality. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 5/1/23)
WHYY Regional News
Tom MacDonald | WHYY
WHYY reporter Tom MacDonald is a lifelong Philadelphia-area resident who has worked in the region since the mid-1980s. Tom started in commercial radio covering the MOVE standoff with police for WFIL-AM. He was also City Hall Bureau Chief, covering government and politics for more than a decade, for WWDB-FM.
See stories by Tom MacDonald | WHYY