10 Worst Smog Cities in America

Sources Medically Reviewed on 05/17/2020 Reviewed by Gabriela Pichardo on May 17, 2020
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SOURCES:
American Lung Association: “State of the Air.”
News release, American Lung Association.
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America: “Air Pollution.”
Moms Clean Air Force: “Why Are Older Adults More Vulnerable?”
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, “Nevada Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Projections: 1990-2037.”
Spare the Air: “Air Quality Forecast.”
Bay Area Air Quality Management District: “Spare the Air smog season begins today.”
Journal of Thoracic Disease: “Air pollution and chronic airway diseases: what should people know and do?”
Transportation for America: “Valley Metro: Promoting Alternative Modes of Commuting to Improve Air Quality.”
Chest: “Surviving With Smog and Smoke.”
Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District: “Daily Air Quality Forecast for Sacramento County.”
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District: “Frequently Asked Questions.”
Environmental Protection Agency: “EPA Activities for Cleaner Air,” “EPA Science Matters Newsletter: Clean Air, Healthy Hearts, Longer Lives.”
American Heart Association: “Air Pollution and Heart Disease, Stroke.”
Center for Biological Diversity: “California’s Tulare County Agrees to Curb Air Pollution from Industrial Dairies.”
County of Los Angeles Public Health: “Criteria Air Pollutants."
Annals of the American Thoracic Society: “Health Benefits of Air Pollution Reduction.”
AARP.org: “The Queen City: Bangor, Maine Livable Communities Action Plan.”
Vermont Department of Health: “Tracking Air Quality in Vermont.”
University of Hawaii Department of Geology and Geophysics: “Ask an Earth Scientist.”
WHQR Public Media: “Offshore wind energy.”
Reviewed by Gabriela Pichardo on May 17, 2020
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