CHARLOTTE — Officials with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality are reporting residents are breathing the cleanest air in decades.
The department released a study that said carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide emissions have reached all-time lows.
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According to the DEQ, the switch from coal to clean energy has been driving the change.
North Carolina has also seen less pollution from trucks and other vehicles, according to WLOS.
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