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High ozone levels and a quickly growing population are making it tough to implement regulations to reduce pollution, says a Cal State LA professor.
The quality of the air in California may be improving, but it's still dire.
That's according to the American Lung Association's recent "State of the Air 2017" report, which labeled the state and region a leader in air pollution, with the highest ozone levels.
The annual study ranks the cleanest and most polluted areas in the country by grading counties in the U.S. based on harmful recorded levels of ozone (smog) and particle pollution. The 2017 report used data collected from 2013 to 2015.
The top three regions in the country with the worst smog levels were Los Angeles-Long Beach; Bakersfield; and Fresno-Madera; Salinas, though, was recognized as one of the cleanest cities in the state and the country.
"The Los Angeles basin is exposed to the highest ozone levels in the country," explains Steve LaDochy, Ph.D., professor of geosciences and environment at California State University, Los Angeles, an expert in air pollution and climate. "It is getting better here, but it's still the worst."
The toughest CAFE standard in the country does not seem to have solved California's air pollution problem.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 23 2017, @12:33AM (3 children)
California should limit immigration. Close the borders. No more New Yorkers, Kansans, Floridians, and Mexicans coming in to add to the pollution. Then, offer incentives for Californians to move away. Cutting the population by 20% should help to clean the air up.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 23 2017, @12:37AM
They could also export Hollywood to some place sensible. Bahrain would be good. Let all the stupid tourists go to Bahrain to ooh and ahhh over their favorite move stars.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 23 2017, @12:44AM (1 child)
Californians are welcome to move to Detroit, Chicago, St Louis, or Cleveland to help reverse urban decay.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 23 2017, @09:35AM
A gal I knew took early retirement and went back to Iowa.
A guy who was coming up on retirement was telling me he was headed for Alaska.
A comedian I heard on The Frazer Smith Show said she had built a house in Costa Rica.
They have no military.
They put their money into their people (even moreso than the northern European countries do).
Costa Rica Has Healthcare, Education, & Pensions For All Because They Scrapped Their Army In 1948 [googleusercontent.com] (orig) [dissidentvoice.org]
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