The new American Lung Association State of the Air ranking report is being released Wednesday.
But some websites are posting info tonight.
Bakersfield No. 1 in fine-particle pollution - Los Angeles Times
The LA Times reports the worse metropolitan areas for year-round particulate pollution in 2008:
#1 Bakersfield/Kern County
#2 Pittsburgh/New Castle, PA
#3 Los Angeles/Long Beach metropolitan area
For worse ozone pollution in 2008:
#1 Los Angeles/Long Beach metropolitan area (San Bernardino County was worse county in the region).
The full 2009 rankings and letter grades will be available Wednesday at
What's the State of Your Air?
(the site still shows 2008 rankings as of tonight)
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Lung Assoc State of the Air 2009: Kern County worse for year-round particulates, San Bernardino County worse for ozone
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