Despite progress, Los Angeles is nation’s smoggiest city for 25th time in 26 years

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Los Angeles is still America's smoggiest city

The iconic skyline of downtown Los Angeles has been clouded by smog for decades, so this title should come as no surprise to Angelenos. Yet again, L.A. is the smoggiest city in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association. The "State of the Air" report from the association has been handing out grades to American cities based on their air quality for the past 26 years. L.A. has held the top spot for most polluted city by ozone for 25 of t…

Los Angeles ranked nation's smoggiest city

The Los Angeles-Long Beach area ranked as the nation's smoggiest region in a report released Wednesday by the American Lung Association.

Report: LA is still the smoggiest city in the US

The Los Angeles-Long Beach ranked as the nation’s smoggiest region in a report released on Wednesday by the American Lung Association, which also faulted the region for short-term and year-round particle pollution.     The association’s annual State of the Air report overall found that nearly half of people in the United States breathe unhealthy levels of air pollution, with 156 million people living in regions that received “F” grades for eithe…

Despite progress, Los Angeles is nation's smoggiest city for 25th time in 26 years

Despite decades of progress in reducing air pollution, Los Angeles is still the nation's smoggiest city, according to a report released on April 23 by the American Lung Assn.

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