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Innerworld@lemmy.world to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 days ago

Best and Worst U.S. States for Air Quality (2025)

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Best and Worst U.S. States for Air Quality (2025)

Innerworld@lemmy.world to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 days ago
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    I thought it was California in danger but it looks like we’ve lost Florida.

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    Looks like Wyoming and New Hampshire are the only non-polluted ones and NH barely at that.

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    Mmm best part is most of the pm2.5 in the air is literally plastics (e.g. from tyres)

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    Casually leaving out how California is famous for being painfully car dependent

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      The whole country is car dependent lol

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    Out cant tell me Oregon is worse than New York

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    California has stricter environmental requirements for their gasoline grades, so shouldn’t it make the air quality better? Or does the sheer number of drivers just offset it?

    • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net
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      It has a little red infographic next to CA explaining that the high port activity, sheer number of drivers, and high temps are contribute to it being worse.

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    This could use more granularity

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    I knew PA was actually the stinky one and not NJ!! Lmao

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    Because of the depression Denver sits in, and the mountains and valleys that surround it, for a brief time a few years ago during wildfires Denver had the worst air quality on the planet

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