Where is Air pollution worse? New York or California?

Question

Is there any resource that can tell you this, or personally what do you think about the air quality in NY or CA?

Answer 1

Im not sure, it should be California, because we have had a LOT of wild fires this summer, and we still have a few going on as we speak.

http://lungaction.org/reports/sota07_cit...

Answer 2

LA by a long shot. On the following list LA always beats NYC, on some list NYC doesn't even show up.

Top 10 most polluted US cities

(By short-term particle pollution)

1) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2) Los Angeles, California

3) Fresno/Madera, California

4) Bakersfield, California

5) Birmingham, Alabama

6) Logan, Utah

7) Salt Lake City, Utah

8) Sacramento, California

9) Detroit, Michigan

10) Baltimore, Maryland / Washington, D.C.

Top 10 most polluted US cities

(By year-round particle pollution)

1) Los Angeles, California

2) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

3) Bakersfield, California

4) Birmingham, Alabama

5) Visalia/Porterville, California

6) Atlanta, Georgia

7) Cincinnati, Ohio

8) Fresno/Madera, California

9) Hanford/Corcoran, California

10) Detroit, Michigan

Top 10 most polluted US cities

(By ozone)

1) Los Angeles, California

2) Bakersfield, California

3) Visalia/Porterville, California

4) Houston, Texas

5) Fresno/Madera, California

6) Sacramento, California

7) Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

8) New York City/Newark, New Jersey

9) Baltimore, Maryland./Washington, DC

10) Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Answer 3

I would have to say Los Angeles, California. Have you ever been?  Once you reach the crest of the hill top and peer down into the valley of LA, it is hard to see from all the c**p in the air... Sure you have more visibility when you go down towards the city, but that doesn't mean that you are not breathing it in as well.....  Course.... New York DOES operate cars and transportation non stop due to the traffic... Who really knows?  I just think that Cali would have a little bit more.