you may want to rethink breathing
american lung association says fresno/madera has 3rd worst air in u.s.
by edluv
May 2, 2008
May 2, 2008
we all know that fresno air is hazy at best. but now we've been glossed as the 3rd worst air in the nation, adjusted per capita population. it seems that the mix of ozone and particle matter in our air is pretty bad.
The most polluted cities, according to the short-term particle pollution measure are:
1. Pittsburgh - New Castle, PA
2. Los Angeles - Long Beach - Riverside, CA
3. Fresno - Madera, CA
4. Bakersfield, CA
5. Birmingham - Hoover - Cullman, AL
6. Logan, UT - ID
7. Salt Lake City - Ogden - Clearfield, UT
8. Sacramento - Arden - Arcade - Yuba City, CA - NV
9. Detroit - Warren - Flint, MI
10. Washington - Baltimore - Northern Virginia, DC - MD - VA - WV
The most polluted cities, by year-round particle pollution:
1. Los Angeles - Long Beach - Riverside, CA
2. Pittsburgh - New Castle, PA
3. Bakersfield, CA
4. Birmingham - Hoover - Cullman, AL
5. Visalia - Porterville, CA
6. Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Gainesville, GA - AL
7. Cincinnati - Middletown - Wilmington, OH - KY - IN
8. Fresno - Madera, CA
8. Hanford - Corcoran, CA
8. Detroit - Warren - Flint, MI
8. Cleveland - Akron - Elyria, OH
The most polluted cities, by ozone pollution:
1. Los Angeles - Long Beach - Riverside, CA
2. Bakersfield, CA
3. Visalia - Porterville, CA
4. Houston - Baytown - Huntsville, TX
5. Fresno - Madera, CA
6. Sacramento - Arden - Arcade - Yuba City, CA - NV
7. Dallas - Fort Worth, TX
8. New York - Newark - Bridgeport, NY - NJ - CT - PA
9. Washington - Baltimore - Northern Virginia, DC - MD - VA - WV
10. Baton Rouge - Pierre Part, LA
ding dang y'all. maybe we need to start wearing respiratory masks. for more info, you can go over here to state of the air. you can even download a pdf of this report.
but in all seriousness, all of us need to find ways to reduce the amount that we personally contribute to the problem.
Disclosures:thanks to neatorama where i saw this story.
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If I would have called it "Dirty Air", then who would have responded at all?
I agree! The air is bad, and we are losing valuable people every single day to cities like Portland. What is Fresno going to do about it? Probably nothing. Candidates are not even making it a top issue now, so why will it be any different after the election? Building a 500 acre industrial park... now that's what we need! Get out and vote, that's what is going to make all of the difference. That's the only "talk" that matters.
Yeah, living in Fresno makes me wanna stop breathing fi real, which is why I'll be moving out of it within one year. Final countdown!
-s
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