California Dreamin’, On Such a Smoggy Day

Posted on the 22 May 2013 by 2ndgreenrevolution @2ndgreenrev

Yes, big improvements in air quality have been made over the last several decades. However, there is still some foul air out there, and most of it can be found in California. According to the American Lung Association’s State of the Air Report for 2013, of the top 10 areas in  the U.S. with the worst air, only 2 were not in California. That dubious distinction goes to Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, Ohio-Ky.-Ind. metropolis and Pittsburgh-New Castle, Pa.

The list stands for itself:

#1: Bakersfield-Delano, CA

#1: Merced, CA

#3: Fresno-Madera, CA

#4: Hanford-Corcoran, CA

#4: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA

#6: Modesto, CA

#7: Visalia-Porterville, CA

#8: Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA

#9: El Centro, CA

#10: Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN

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