In today's "No Shit" category, LA has come in as the nation's most polluted city. Here's the complete list, based upon 3 pollutants: Ozone, short-term soot, and long-term soot. LA won in all 3 categories. Congrats!
1: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, Calif.
2: Pittsburgh-New Castle, Pa.
3: Bakersfield, Calif.
4: Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, Ala.
5: Detroit-Warren-Flint, Mich.
6: Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, Ohio
7: Visalia-Porterville, Calif.
8: Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, Ohio, Ky., Ind.
9: Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, Ind.
10: St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, Mo., Ill.
11: Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, Ill., Ind., Wis. (tie)
11: Lancaster, Pa.
13: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, Ga., Ala.
14: York-Hanover-Gettysburg, Pa.
15: Fresno-Madera, Calif. (tie)
15: Weirton-Steubenville, W.Va., Ohio
17: Hanford-Corcoran, Calif. (tie)
17: New York-Newark-Bridgeport, N.Y., N.J., Conn.
19: Canton-Massillon, Ohio
20: Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, D.C., Md., Va. (tie)
20: Charleston, W.Va.
22: Louisville-Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, Ky., Ind.
23: Huntington-Ashland, W.Va., Ky., Ohio
24: Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, Pa., N.J., Del., Md. (tie)
24: Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md., W.Va.
24: Rome, Ga.
L.A. tops list of nation's most polluted - Environment - MSNBC.com
1: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, Calif.
2: Pittsburgh-New Castle, Pa.
3: Bakersfield, Calif.
4: Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, Ala.
5: Detroit-Warren-Flint, Mich.
6: Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, Ohio
7: Visalia-Porterville, Calif.
8: Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, Ohio, Ky., Ind.
9: Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, Ind.
10: St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, Mo., Ill.
11: Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, Ill., Ind., Wis. (tie)
11: Lancaster, Pa.
13: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, Ga., Ala.
14: York-Hanover-Gettysburg, Pa.
15: Fresno-Madera, Calif. (tie)
15: Weirton-Steubenville, W.Va., Ohio
17: Hanford-Corcoran, Calif. (tie)
17: New York-Newark-Bridgeport, N.Y., N.J., Conn.
19: Canton-Massillon, Ohio
20: Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, D.C., Md., Va. (tie)
20: Charleston, W.Va.
22: Louisville-Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, Ky., Ind.
23: Huntington-Ashland, W.Va., Ky., Ohio
24: Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, Pa., N.J., Del., Md. (tie)
24: Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md., W.Va.
24: Rome, Ga.
L.A. tops list of nation's most polluted - Environment - MSNBC.com
