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You only get one chance at life. The air quality in New England has improved tremendously over the past 25 years. We have reduced many of the negative human health, ecological and economic impacts associated with air pollution in the region. Smog, which includes fine particulates and chemical pollutants in addition to ozone, is formed during warm summer periods when air polluted with organic compounds and oxides of nitrogen undergo chemical reactions triggered by strong sunlight. As a society, we have made great strides in reducing unhealthful smog in New England through significant pollution controls on new automobiles and industrial emissions.