Name: 'State of the Air' report shows smog is worsening in Raleigh and Durham compared to 2023
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Description: Although Raleigh and Durham have relatively good air quality, a new report from the American Lung Association shows ozone smog is increasing.

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Although Raleigh and Durham have relatively good air quality, a new report from the American Lung Association shows ozone smog is increasing.

BE PART OF IT. ALMOST EVERYTHING. THAT'S RIGHT. TIME. >> THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION RELEASED ITS 25TH ANNUAL STATE OF THE AIR REPORT TODAY AND NEARLY 4 IN 10 AMERICANS ARE LIVING IN COUNTIES WITH UNHEALTHY AIR POLLUTION, WRAL, CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTER LIZ MCLAUGHLIN BREAKS DOWN HOW OUR AREA STACKS UP. >> THE REPORT LOOKED AT 2 TYPES OF POLLUTION AND FOUND THAT THE RALEIGH, DURHAM METRO AREA IS SEEING AN INCREASE IN OZONE POLLUTION, ALSO KNOWN AS SMOG WHEN CHEMICALS FROM SOURCES SUCH AS VEHICLES AND POWER PLANTS REACT WITH HEAT AND SUNLIGHT OZONE SMOG FORMS IN THE ATMOSPHERE. THE RALEIGH, DURHAM AREA RANKED 100 16TH OUT OF 228 CITIES FOR OZONE POLLUTION. GRANVILLE COUNTY HAD THE AREA'S WORST AVERAGE OF UNHEALTHY DAYS. AND RALEIGH, DURHAM SLID FROM AN A GRADE LAST YEAR TO A B GRADE THIS YEAR. EMISSIONS REGULATIONS HAVE PUSHED SMOG LEVELS DOWN NATIONWIDE SINCE THE 90'S. BUT PROGRESS HAS STARTED TO PLATEAU AND RECENT YEARS. IN PART DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, HOT, SUNNY DAYS ARE THE PERFECT COOKER? >> OR A PUMP ACTION. >> SO THOSE OF US WHO LIVE IN THE EAST COAST AND THE SOUTHEAST, YOU KNOW, IT'S GETTING HOTTER AND AND THE HEAT IS SORT OF INCOME ACCELERATES THAT CHEMICAL REACTION THAT CAUSES OZONE EXPOSURE TO SORT OR PARTICLE POLLUTION CAN BE DANGEROUS OR EVEN DEADLY INCREASING THE RISK OF STROKE AND HEART DISEASE. >> RALEIGH, DURHAM RECEIVED A B GRADE. AN IMPROVEMENT OVER LAST YEAR'S REPORT. WEEK COUNTY HAD THE LARGEST NUMBER OF SHORT-TERM SPIKES IN SO IT AND DURHAM COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST YEAR ROUND LEVELS OF PARTICLE POLLUTION. OVERALL, THE RALEIGH, DURHAM AREA HAS AN AIR QUALITY THAT'S CONSIDERED GOOD. CHARLOTTE EARNED ITS FIRST EVER PASSING GRADE THIS YEAR IN WILMINGTON RANKED ONE OF THE CLEANEST CITIES IN THE NATION

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'State of the Air' report shows smog is worsening in Raleigh and Durham compared to 2023

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Carolina Hurricanes players and Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour talk about Game 3 on Thursday night against the New York Rangers. 

<p>So, um, it's just, it's just part of it. Um, I think our five on five games been been good and, um, obviously special teams, we need to share that up. And, um, just, yeah, obviously that, that needs to be a focal point moving forward. You got a fine line to walk, you know, wanting to be a physical game with all that but not to take the foolish penalties that give them opportunities. Yeah, I was just luck at last game. We had, uh, uh, most of our penalties are stick penalties. So, um, just need to start checking with your body instead of your stick and, um, I was guilty of one and there was a few other ones. So, uh, you just stay away from those ones and we'll be fine. Do you, do you embrace the pressure of having to come back here down? Two? Oh. And having a chance to maybe push it back the other way if you guys can get it done today. Yeah, I, I had a coach in junior hockey told me you're, you're not this until you lose at home. That's, that's been, he said that and we haven't lost at home. So, um, they, they did their job, they won their two at home. Now it's our turn to do ours and, um, starts with tonight and try and you, you win your games at home and then it goes to uh best of three, but we'll focus on tonight as a leader on the team. How important can your impact and what you and the other leaders do to try and turn the tide here. Um Yeah, I, I honestly, we need to come out and play, play our best games, especially here. This, this needs to be the best game of the series tonight. Obviously, we're, we're down too, so you need to push as hard as you can. And um I don't think any, any of us are gonna change the way we're playing. We just need to find maybe that little bit more and um we'll uh have everybody kind of follow suit but um, you look at Fishy Jordan me slavo every everybody in there. We, we're, we're up for it. So we're, we're looking forward to have you guys said anything to the team, have some kind of player meeting after the first two games. No, no, we haven't done that. I know you guys haven't practiced as a group since prior to game too, but have you talked about changes on the power play? What you can do to generate more shots and find more open works? That's a question for Roddy. I'm not in the power play meeting so well, I spoke after game two about, there's a lot, there's still a lot of belief in your room. Uh, despite how frustrated you guys were, can you speak to that? And, and does that come from the experience? And, and I don't know how, how frustrated we are. If we score in overtime, then we're sitting here 11 and it's, uh, when you guys are asking different questions, it went to double overtime and um, the, and then we're, we're trying to tie it late in game one. It's not like they've come in and completely outplayed us two games. It's, it's, they did their job at home, they scored in overtime to make it 20 and now it's our job to respond. All right. Thanks Marty. Marty. Mhm. Yeah, we like 40 places. It means here we go. Evan's gonna check the LA tonight. That was your range for, uh, earlier in the year. Oh, man, we're gonna bring this place to the ground, burn it down and it's not working now. At least we don't have the batteries anymore. That was for the escape by Martin. I say, you know, a little bit, you're now out to you. Oh, that's good. He had a little bit of Charlie is covering tonight or in the, there's gotta be some kind of like nerve damage or something or like fracture. I don't think, I don't know. You never know, I mean, it depends on what the injury is. I mean, the first thing I thought about what he said, that's what, 78 years, right. I, yeah, why do you decide not to have a skater or practice? Just your call? No, it, you know, tough game the other night. A little more rest. I mean, the morning sheets. I don't know really what you get out of them for me. So, we had our meetings. That's, you know, where, where we can get a little better. This team is so experienced and been through so many different things in the past. Do you even need to say anything? Do any of the players need to step up and kind of say anything before this game or is it just kind of business as usual? Well, I don't know. Yeah, I mean, I think we all understand where we're at in this situation and I don't, I don't think we need to dwell on that. I don't think it's, you know, how can we find that little extra, you know, play here or there? That makes a difference and, you know, uh that, that's really what it's about character as a coaching staff in those meetings. Have you discussed any strategies of how to get the power play going and generate more chances to score? Yeah, I mean, obviously we, we, that's uh an area we wanna get better at. They did a nice job up there and you know, there's, there's areas that we can be better for sure. And, um, you know, we're gonna have to be, obviously we go back to Freddie tonight. Um, yeah. No. Yeah. No, we're gonna go cooch tonight. Um, uh, you made a change in overtime with moving Tony onto the second unit. I was, I didn't know if that was maybe, uh, trying to get more out of the power play or was it more? Maybe not loading up, Shay so much with minutes. Both. Yeah, both. Yeah, I mean, Brady is playing a Ton and Tony, we know we can do it. It's just, you know, we had to get power play all year and Brady was running on that unit, but we know Tony is capable of it. So it's a little bit of both there. You said the change with, with the goalie? Um, well, I think, you know, Freddie's played really well, but he's also played a lot and I think, uh, give him a little rest is the best thing you've said that you're not worried, you never have been worried about couch's ability to step right back in despite knocking the play off. And what has he been doing? Especially the majority of his time. Is it kind of split between watching film and practicing? Is he doing something different? No, just getting ready. Practice. You ready? I mean, he doesn't, I don't know how much film work he does. I mean, it's the goal is just getting himself ready. He does work with Polly, but I mean, at the end of the day it's, I think, uh, you know, he's fresh and hopefully that was a great game. You anticipated, you said yesterday, you anticipated, who is he getting back in? Is that what you're gonna do today? He's fine. Right. Do you see this as a matchup series? Like as far as sometimes there, there are, sometimes there's, they're not for you. Is this a matchup series? And do you have more of an advantage because of that people? Um, yeah, I mean, you have certain game plan going in, you know, certain, you know, maybe guys you wanna play against but it really, um that's, it's, um, yes and no. Uh uh I mean, obviously there's more about um, the d matching up really more than even the floors. But yeah, I mean, we'd love to get our top guys against their top guys. Your estimation is to check out, do anything differently as a goalie playing behind your group. Well, he's got a different demeanor. I mean, that's obvious and he said he's really comical and creature is a little more passionate and, you know, wes his emotions are on his sleeve. But yeah, I know they both pretty good goalies. Coach, a player like this, a tr check for the Rangers who scored in every playoff game so far. I just want to stop them to stop his momentum from getting going. Well, I mean, there's no different game plan for him than anyone else. You gotta do your best when you're out there. And, um, you know, we know him very well. Good player. Uh, so we just can't give him a lot of room obviously. All right, thanks. Yep. Here you are. No, I was wearing these pills. I have been to Starbucks and then we're still 10 minutes by any one. I know you a Star Me? Have a good one. All right. Yeah.</p>

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