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

submitted 8 months ago by Innerworld@lemmy.world to c/climate@slrpnk.net

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[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

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?

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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 4 points 8 months ago

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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