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Katelyn Richard, Ph.D. Candidate in Analytical Chemistry, Colorado State University

Live healthier in 2026 by breathing cleaner air at home

It's not hard to breathe easy at home. Milan Markovic/E+ via Getty Images

I have a health goal for the new year that doesn’t require me to get out of bed earlier or eat fewer cookies. I am an atmospheric chemist and will be committing to clean air at home.

People in the U.S. spend as much as 90% of their lives indoors. Overall, air pollution is responsible for approximately 135,000 premature deaths per year in the U.S. And levels of some chemicals can be two to five times higher in indoor air than outdoors.

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