Top 25 towns for clean air, dirty air listed.

[lpbk2713]

Link: http://www.webmd.com/content/article/121/114322.htm


This just in from the WebMD website .....


The annual report focuses on particle pollution (soot) in the air, as well as ozone levels (smog).


More than half of the U.S. population lives in counties that have unhealthful levels of smog or soot, the report also states. However, some towns had cleaner air than others.


Here's the best TEN

1. Cheyenne, Wyo.
2. Santa Fe-Espanola, N.M.
3. Honolulu
4. Great Falls, Mont.
5. Tucson, Ariz.
6. Anchorage, Alaska
7. Farmington, N.M. (tie)
7. Bismark, N.D. (tie)
9. Albuquerque, N.M.
10. Rapid City, S.D.



Here's the worst TEN

1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, Calif.
2. Bakersfield, Calif.
3. Pittsburgh-New Castle, Pa.
4. Visalia-Porterville, Calif.
5. Fresno-Madera, Calif.
6. Detroit-Warren-Flint, Mich.
7. Hanford-Corcoran, Calif.
8. Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, Ohio
9. Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, Ala. (tie)
9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, Ga.-Ala. (tie)

[devilgrrl]

1. California's air is filthy as always - must be all that second hand smoke!

:sarcasm: