Many may think the worst places to live in the U.S. due to air pollution are near a heavy industry zone or in a traffic-jammed major city. Though a recent report revealed the places with the most air pollution are small towns near farmland or even mountains.
reported on findings developed by researchers at the University of Washington on the worst places in the U.S. to live for air pollution, and Pa. made the top 10 on the list.
The difference between the areas of Pa. ranking on the list from other regions is that it’s not an area of urban assemblage. Instead, central Pa. has what the news outlet called “freckles” of air pollution. While Chicago’s south and west sides and South Los Angeles rank in at no. 3 and no. 2, it’s no other than the Bakersfield area of Calif. that comes ranks atop the list of places with the worst air pollution.
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