California may be home to plenty ofbeautiful beach towns , but it ’s also home to wad of defilement - eruct cars and smog . And as the annualState of the Air reportshows , the Golden State , unfortunately , dominates when it comes to direful atmosphere quality .
The report , published by the American Lung Association , rate the most contaminated city using data from the US Environmental Protection Agency on ozone level and particle pollution . In the ozone family , Los Angeles , CAclaimed first , Bakersfield , CAtook 2nd , andVisalia , CAcame up in third . In typeface you were n’t paying attention , that ’s a California sweep of the dais , just like last class .
In year - orotund particle pollution , the tilt did n’t look much different . Bakersfield , CAgot first this time , followed byVisalia , CAandFresno , CA . Good Book of Job California . As far as the cleanest cities are concern , honorable quotation die to Burlington - South Burlington , VT , Elmira - Corning , NY , Honolulu , HI , and Salinas , CA all of which managed to have " no days in the unhealthy level for ozone or short - terminal figure speck pollution . "
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Golden State line quality aside , the State of the Air did find there were overall lower levels of year - round particle contamination and ozone in the US overall . In addition , thereport state , " Sixteen of the most - contaminated city had their lowest year - pear-shaped particle pollution levels in the history of this report . " But still , the befoulment levels in many cities remainwaytoo in high spirits .
Take a look at the list of most polluted city below , and remediate your California dreamin ' to include beach bathed in smogginess .
Highest Ozone Pollution
10.Fort Collins , CO9.Las Vegas - Henderson , NV - AZ8.Denver - Aurora , CO7.Modesto - Merced , CA6.Sacramento - Roseville , CA5.Phoenix - Mesa - Scottsdale , AZ4.Fresno - Madera , CA3.Visalia - Porterville - Hanford , CA2.Bakersfield , CA1.Los Angeles - Long Beach , CA
Highest Year - Round Particle Pollution
10.Louisville / Jefferson County - Elizabethtown - Madison , KY - IN9.Harrisburg - York - Lebanon , PA8.Pittsburgh - New Castle - Weirton , PA - OH - WV6.Modesto - Merced , CA6.San Jose - San Francisco - Oakland , CA5.El Centro , CA4.Los Angeles - Long Beach , CA3.Fresno - Madera , CA2.Visalia - Porterville - Hanford , CA1.Bakersfield , CA
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Kara Kingis a News Writer at Thrillist and from California . get off news tips to news@thrillist.com and pursue her at@karatillie .
