Maryland Air Quality The New New Jersey? (Baltimore, Frederick: 2013, taxes)

[adelphi_sky]

This is eye-opening. I always thought our air was bad, but not THAT bad. Word of advice? Move further upwind!

The problem is particularly acute in Baltimore, which boasts the highest emissions-related mortality rate of large cities in the country, according to the study. Of every 100,000 residents in the city, the study found that 130 were likely to die prematurely each year of causes related to air pollution, more than in New York City, Los Angeles, and the entire Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
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Other cities in Maryland fared even worse than Baltimore, according to the study. Frederick, Reisterstown, and Montgomery Village all have rates close to Baltimore’s, while Magnolia—a small town in northeastern Maryland—leads the state with an emissions-related mortality rate of 140 deaths per 100,000 people per year.

Read more: Maryland Emissions-Related Death Rate Highest in U.S. | CNS Maryland

Research: http://lae.mit.edu/?p=2821

[North Beach Person]

Don't forget the cancer cluster in Frederick.

Since most industries which emit some air pollution have either closed down or been chased out of MD by taxes or regulations it should be noted that the air pollution is coming from Ohio and points West.