Nation Air pollution has dropped by 30% in the Northeast, NASA says. Are coronavirus stay-at-home orders responsible? April 15, 2020April 15, 2020Doyle Rice, USA TODAYComments Off on Air pollution has dropped by 30% in the Northeast, NASA says. Are coronavirus stay-at-home orders responsible? Cities such as Washington, Philadelphia and New York are seeing significant improvement in air quality as people stay home because of the coronavirus.