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Re:Most Polluted Cities in the U.S. by nonethewiser on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @05:39PM (#35633638)
Why is California pollution so bad? The top 4 cities for 2 of the 3 metrics are CA. For the 3rd metric, 3 of the 4 are CA. Consider that NYC/NJ is denser. This isn’t just a population map. Wondering how much geography has to do with it.
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Re:Most Polluted Cities in the U.S. by billythemaniam on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @05:42PM (#35633669)
Public transit isn't as good, wildfires, and lack of rain means whatever is in the air lingers for longer.
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Re:Most Polluted Cities in the U.S. by henryfjordan on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @05:50PM (#35633740)
Among other reasons, wind blows to CA from Northern China where they are very much into coal. That air hits the mountain ranges we have inland and all the pollutants hang out.

See https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2006/10/08/c...

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