Why is California pollution so bad? The top 4 cities for 2 of the 3 metrics are CA. For the 3rd metric, 3 of the 4 are CA. Consider that NYC/NJ is denser. This isn’t just a population map. Wondering how much geography has to do with it.
>By short term particle pollution
>#11 Yakima
>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_eruption_of_Mount_St._H...
The most polluted city in US is cleaner than average European city and 10 times cleaner than Beijing.
Apparently, Los Angeles is no 1.
The research is referenced in the WSJ article, which is behind a paywall: wsj.com/articles/the-places-with-the-worst-air-pollution-in-america-52ae23be
Almost every county in Washington is F for particle pollution. Meanwhile, New Jersey doesn’t have a county below B for particle pollution. The rest of the west coast is the same. Is there something coming in from the Pacific Ocean to be causing this?