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Smog and Sunshine: The Surprising Story of How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air
By Ann Carlson
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By Ann Carlson
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A stirring account of one of our greatest environmental success stories: cleaning up Southern California's air.
Los Angeles and smog have been synonymous for decades. From the 1940s through the 1980s, children breathed air so heavy with lead that their blood was poisoned with it. In 1970 officials declared smog alerts on 235 days. But the last smog alert happened in 2003, and lead has virtually disappeared from the air. This is the story of how Los Angeles cleaned up its air.
In Smog and Su...
Los Angeles and smog have been synonymous for decades. From the 1940s through the 1980s, children breathed air so heavy with lead that their blood was poisoned with it. In 1970 officials declared smog alerts on 235 days. But the last smog alert happened in 2003, and lead has virtually disappeared from the air. This is the story of how Los Angeles cleaned up its air.
In Smog and Su...
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