Yes, yes, once again Bakersfield is #2 on the list of America's most polluted cities. As the blurb states, "Route 99 and the not-far-away US 5, when combined with California's topography, make Bakersfield the No. 2 pollution champion. Along with the next three cities, it might be ruffered to as the smog gutter." Moving to Houston will only slightly improve the quality of air I breathe, but as a friend says, "it's a different type of smog" there. At least I spent the first 23 years of my life breathing in some of the country's best air.
Here's the Top 10 worst polluted cities (based on Ozone only)
1. Los Angeles (including Long Beach and Riverside) 2. Bakersfield 3. Fresno and Madera 4. Visalia and Porterville 5. Merced 6. Houston (including Baytown and Huntsville) 7. Sacramento (including Arden, Arcade and Truckee) 8. Dallas/Fort Worth 9. New York (including Newark, N.J. and Bridgeport, Conn.) 10. Philadelphia (including Camden, N.J. and Vineland, N.J.)
