The American Lung Association released its State of the Air 2012 report today and the study shows some improvement in the nation’s air quality. Don't get too excited: The country's air is still very polluted. Almost 127 million Americans —  41 percent — still live with pollution levels that make it dangerous to breathe. 

Photo of Los Angeles from Web MD. California doesn't fair too well. 

Here are the top 10 regions that have the worst particle pollution:

1) Bakersfield and Delano, Calif.

2) Hanford and Corcoran, Calif.

3) Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Riverside, Calif.

4) Visalia and Porterville, Calif.

5) Fresno and Madera, Calif.

6) Pittsburgh and Newcaste, Pa.

7) Phoenix, Mesa, and Glendale, Ariz.

8) Cincinnati, Ohio; Middletown, Ky.; and Wilmington, Ind.

9) Lousiville, Jefferson County, and Elizabethtown, Ky.; Scottsburg, Ind.

10) Philadelphia, Pa.; Camden and Vineland, N.J.; St. Louis, St. Charles, and Farmington, Mo. and Ill.

Read more at the Huffington Post HERE. 

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