The American Lung Association released its report on the state of the nation's air quality. Suffolk County, Massachusetts, the location of Boston, got a C. Oddly enough, it was one of only two counties in MA to even rate that high.
Boston didn't even rank on the nation's most polluted cities which was a nice surprise.
Out in the Midwest, Milwaukee and Chicago were tied for spot #24 on the list of most polluted cities. Appleton, WI was the only metro-area in WI to show up on the clean city list (which does not provide rankings).
Hopefully this report will give people pause (while the wheeze away and suck in all kinds of soot and nastiness). Our nation still relies far too heavily on coal-powered electricity - and that is some of the dirtiest electricity around. We need our government to take serious action and stand up to the lobbyists paid to promote coal.
Let's keep the coal for our Christmas stockings, OK?
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