Breath easy
After a bit of laziness and over-posting on my other blog,, it’s time to play a little catch-up.
The American Lung Association has it’s 2007 “State Of The Air“. Below is a list of the top 25 cleanest cities for long term particle pollution
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1 |
Cheyenne, WY |
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2 |
Santa Fe-Espanola, NM |
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3 |
Honolulu, HI |
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4 |
Great Falls, MT |
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5 |
Farmington, NM |
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6 |
Flagstaff, AZ |
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6 |
Tucson, AZ |
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8 |
Anchorage, AK |
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8 |
Bismarck, ND |
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10 |
Albuquerque, NM |
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11 |
Salinas, CA |
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12 |
Pueblo, CO |
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13 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO |
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14 |
Rapid City, SD |
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14 |
Redding, CA |
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16 |
Duluth, MN-WI |
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16 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
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16 |
Pocatello, ID |
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19 |
Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN |
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19 |
Midland-Odessa, TX |
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21 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL |
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22 |
Billings, MT |
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23 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
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23 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA |
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25 |
Reno-Sparks-Fernley, NV |
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25 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
And the top 25 Most Ozone Polluted cities
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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA |
| 2 |
Bakersfield, CA |
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Visalia-Porterville, CA |
| 4 |
Fresno-Madera, CA |
| 5 |
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX |
| 6 |
Merced, CA |
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Dallas-Fort Worth, TX |
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Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Truckee, CA-NV |
| 9 |
Baton Rouge-Pierre Part, LA |
| 10 |
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA |
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Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV |
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Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
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Hanford-Corcoran, CA |
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Modesto, CA |
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Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
| 16 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC |
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Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV |
| 17 |
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI |
| 19 |
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL |
| 20 |
El Centro, CA |
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Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS |
| 20 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
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Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI |
| 24 |
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI |
| 25 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL |
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Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH |
To read more on the quality of air please visit the American Lung Association website.
On another note we went to a Bojangles here in NC and it was smoke free as they are committing to a smoke free franchise. This made my breakfast much more enjoyable. Even when I was a smoker I didn’t like smoking in restaurants.
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