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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (504902)	12/6/2003 11:33:30 AM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

wrong. May 1, 2003 Calif. leads nation in air pollution Twenty-eight of California's 58 counties have flunked the American Lung Association's 2003 air quality grading. Air quality is getting so bad, ground level ozone air pollution now threatens the health of more than 33 million Californians -- virtually everyone in the state, the association claims. The number is up nearly 4 million compared to last year's report. For the fourth straight year, the top four most ozone-polluted metropolitan areas in the nation are in California. They included the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County region and three areas of the Central Valley: Fresno; Bakersfield; and Visalia-Tulare-Porterville. Also in the top 25 most polluted areas are Sacramento-Yolo at sixth place followed by Merced and then San Diego at number 20. bizjournals.com As of Monday, the greater Los Angeles metropolitan region had experienced 63 days of unhealthy air quality, when ozone levels exceed federal standards. That far exceeds the 49 days of unhealthy air quality during 2002 and 36 days in 2001. signonsandiego.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (504902)	12/6/2003 11:34:13 AM
From: Ish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

<<Pro, Houston Texas has the worst air in the nation.>> Not so, they need to start using ethanol in California. The American Lung Association's State of the Air 2002 report lists the Los Angeles metro area as the most heavily ozone-polluted metropolitan area in the country, followed by Bakersfield, Fresno and Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, Calif. The Houston-Galveston area ranks fifth among the worst 25 metro areas. The five smoggiest counties all are in California. San Bernardino tops the list, followed by Kern, Fresno, Riverside and Tulare. usatoday.com