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Worst U.S. cities for air pollution ranked in new American Lung Association report (www.cbsnews.com)

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According to the report, after Bakersfield, the worst cities for year-round particle pollution between 2020 and 2022 were:

Visalia, California
Fresno-Madera-Hanford, California
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, California
Los Angeles-Long Beach, California
Sacramento-Roseville, California
Medford-Grants Pass, Oregon
Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona
Fairbanks, Alaska

Los Angeles — infamous for its smog, which is mainly composed of ozone — ranked as the worst city for ozone pollution in the country, as it has on all but one "State of the Air" report. After Los Angeles, the most polluted cities for ozone were:

Visalia, California
Bakersfield, California
Fresno-Madera-Hanford, California
Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona
Denver-Aurora, Colorado
Sacramento-Roseville, California
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, California
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, Utah
Houston-The Woodlands, Texas

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

And for those that get confused about ozone being good or bad its like this:

Ozone (3 Oxygen atoms together in one molecule or , O~3~)

is really bad for humans to breath (and life to continue) so when its on the ground next to us = bad
Ozone forms naturally in the stratosphere as long as we don't put a bunch of chemicals which breaks ozone or prevents its formation (like CFCs, which are now mostly banned around the world). Ozone is absolutely vital for human (and all in general) life on Earth high up in the stratosphere because it blocks a bunch of the sun's UV rays from getting down to us here on the ground. = good