Michiana is not making the grade according to the American Lung Association’s annual state of the air report. Berrien, Cass, LaPorte and St. Joseph counties all received failing grades based on analysis of particle pollution in the ozone. Elkhart county was given a “C” grade. Fulton, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Pulaski and Starke counties do not …read more.

The American Lung Association released its 13th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report Jan. 21, giving Indiana a failing grade when it comes to enacting policies to end the tobacco epidemic. The report evaluates tobacco control policies at the federal and state level, assigning grades based on whether laws protect citizens from the toll taken …read more.