#154585 by jimmydanger
Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:37 pm
Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:37 pm
Klug, Detroit is not even close to being the most polluted city. We're actually tied for 17th with St. Louis and Houston:
The most polluted US cities
(By particle pollution)
1 Bakersfield, CA
2 Los Angeles, CA
2 Phoenix, AZ
2 Visalia, CA
5 Hanford, CA
6 Fresno, CA
7 Pittsburgh, PA
8 Birmingham, AL
9 Cincinnati, OH
10 Louisville, KY
10 Modesto, CA
12 Charleston, WV
12 Cleveland, OH
12 Steubenville, OH
15 Huntington, WV
15 Indianapolis, IN
17 Detroit, MI
17 Houston, TX
17 St. Louis, MO
20 Hagerstown, MD
21 New York City, NY
22 Dayton, OH
22 Lancaster, PA
24 Knoxville, TN
24 Parkersburg, WV
24 Philadelphia, PA
24 York, PA
http://www.citymayors.com/environment/p ... ities.html
We're far better known for our violence:
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/arc ... 13/#slide9
The most polluted US cities
(By particle pollution)
1 Bakersfield, CA
2 Los Angeles, CA
2 Phoenix, AZ
2 Visalia, CA
5 Hanford, CA
6 Fresno, CA
7 Pittsburgh, PA
8 Birmingham, AL
9 Cincinnati, OH
10 Louisville, KY
10 Modesto, CA
12 Charleston, WV
12 Cleveland, OH
12 Steubenville, OH
15 Huntington, WV
15 Indianapolis, IN
17 Detroit, MI
17 Houston, TX
17 St. Louis, MO
20 Hagerstown, MD
21 New York City, NY
22 Dayton, OH
22 Lancaster, PA
24 Knoxville, TN
24 Parkersburg, WV
24 Philadelphia, PA
24 York, PA
http://www.citymayors.com/environment/p ... ities.html
We're far better known for our violence:
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/arc ... 13/#slide9


