Cleanest U.S. Cities, 2016
Updated February 28, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
Each year the American Lung Association issues their "State of the Air" report. They track ozone pollution, short-term particle, and year-round particle pollution listed here. Here are the top 25 U.S. cities with the cleanest air.
Top 25 Cleanest U.S. Cities for Year-round Particle Pollution |
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#1: Farmington, NM |
#2: Cheyenne, WY |
#3: Casper, WY |
#4: Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
#5: Urban Honolulu, HI |
#6: Bismarck, ND |
#7: Elmira-Corning, NY |
#8: Salinas, CA |
#9: Redding-Red Bluff, CA |
#10: Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN |
#11: Albuquerque-Santa-Fe-Las Vegas, NM |
#12: Burlington-South Burlington, VT |
#13: Bangor, ME |
#13: Rapid City-Spearfish, SD |
#13: Syracuse-Auburn, NY |
#13: Wilmington, NC |
#17: Anchorage, AK |
#18: Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ |
#19: Duluth, MN-WI |
#19: Grand Island, NE |
#19: Rochester-Austin, MN |
#22:Albany-Schenectady, NY |
#22: Pittsfield, MA |
#23: Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
#23: Yuma, AZ |
Source: State of the Air: 2016, American Lung Association.
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