Phoenix has cracked the Top 10 Most Polluted Areas In The U.S. and many residents of The Valley are not pleased with the new results. Keep this in mind... 8 out of 10 most-polluted cities, are in California.
Based on a recent report by the American Lung Association,
About 133 million Americans live with unhealthful levels of air pollution, placing them at risk for premature death and other serious health effects such as lung cancer, asthma attacks, cardiovascular damage and developmental and reproductive harm.
A recent AZCentral.com article,
The report also says that the ozone pollution was worse overall in this report than it was in last year's report.
Bakersfield, Calif., was in second place for ozone pollution. Other California cities on the list include Fresno, Sacramento and San Diego. The only non-California metro areas in the top 10 list were Phoenix and New York City.
Of the 10 most-polluted cities, seven cities did worse in this year's report, including Los Angeles and the New York City metro area.
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