State of the Air, a report, was released today by the American Lung Association that -- after completing extensive research -- found Los Angeles has the worst air quality of any city in the United States. In one year, the report found that the average Los Angeles resident was exposed to 140 days where the air was at a dangerous level. The American Lung Association's California director, Bonnie Holmes-Gen, said that this is not just a problem, but a crisis. People are actually dying early because of the terrible air quality. California as a state had the most cities (ten) with harmful air quality out of any state in the country. It is true that the air quality is not as bad as it used to be, and that state and county legislators have been working on this problem for a while now, but obviously more needs to be done.
On the other side of the spectrum, my hometown, Honolulu, was reported as the city with the best air quality in the nation. Too bad I am moving to LA for good!
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