There is a new national report out and it shows that it's getting easier to breathe in Springfield.
A new report from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America indicates that Springfield ranks twelfth nationally on the list of most difficult places to live for people with asthma.
The City of Homes was ranked worst in 2018 and in the top five the last two years.
Pollution in the Northeast is a major culprit.
Springfield officials say the lower ranking was achieved in part through work to increase community health care access.