California Cities Ranking in U.S. Polluted Cities

If there's one thing California does best, it is come out on top, be it the most spent on fighting pollution, or the most pollution produced in the U.S. Did you honestly think that you could have a continuously growing population, more jobs and more production without consequences in the form of reduced air quality? Maybe you'd rather be subject to tornadoes, winter sleet and snowstorms that are guaranteed, or experience humidity that hovers above 50% most the time. Or, you can live in California and breathe air that can contribute to shorter life spans, heart attacks, emphysema and a host of ills.

By Ozone

1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA
2. Bakersfield-Delano, CA
3. Visalia-Porterville, CA
4. Fresno-Madera, CA
5. Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Yuba City, CA
6. Hanford-Corcoran, CA
7. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
8. Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX
9. Merced, CA
10. Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC
11. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
12. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
13. El Centro, CA
14. Modesto, CA
14. Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV
16. Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN
17. New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA
18. Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN
19. Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
20. Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD
21. Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL
22. Chico, CA
23. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL
24. Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA
25. Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV

By Year Round Particle Pollution

1. Bakersfield-Delano, CA
2. Visalia-Porterville, CA
2. Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA
5. Hanford-Corcoran, CA
6. Fresno-Madera, CA
7. Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA
8. Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL
9. Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN
10. Modesto, CA
10. Louisville-Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN
12. Charleston, WV
12. Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV
12. Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH
15. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
15. Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN
17. St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL
17. Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI
17. Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX
20. Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
21. New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA
22. Lancaster, PA
22. Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH
24. Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN
24. Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD
24. York-Hanover-Gettysburg, PA
24. Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH

By Short-Term Particle Pollution

1. Bakersfield-Delano, CA
2. Fresno-Madera, CA
3. Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA
4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA
5. Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT
6. Provo-Orem, UT
7. Visalia-Porterville, CA
8. Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL
9. Logan, UT-ID
9. Hanford-Corcoran, CA
9. Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Yuba City, CA
12. Modesto, CA
13. Merced, CA
14. Eugene-Springfield, OR
15. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
16. Stockton, CA
17. Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI
18. Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA
19. Fairbanks, AK
20. Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD
21. Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley, GA
22. Louisville-Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN
23. Green Bay, WI
24. Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
24. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
24. San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
24. Madison-Baraboo, WI
24. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
24. Wheeling, WV-OH

10 Cities Most Polluted by Short-term Particle Pollution

1. Bakersfield-Delano, Calif.
2. Fresno-Madera, Calif.
3. Pittsburgh-New Castle, Pa.
4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, Calif.
5. Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, Utah
6. Provo-Orem, Utah
7. Visalia-Porterville, Calif.
8. Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, Ala.
9. Hanford-Corcoran, Calif.
9. Logan, Utah-Idaho
9. Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Yuba City, Calif.-Nev.



10 Cities Most Polluted by Year-Round Particle Pollution

1. Bakersfield-Delano, Calif.
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, Calif.
2. Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Ariz.
2. Visalia-Porterville, Calif.
5. Hanford-Corcoran, Calif.
6. Fresno-Madera, Calif.
7.Pittsburgh-New Castle, Pa.
8.Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, Ala.
9.Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.
10.Louisville-Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, Ky.-Ind.
10.Modesto, Calif.

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