The American Lung Association says smog and soot levels dropped significantly in Southern California over the last decade, but the L.A. area remains the worst region in the nation for ozone pollution. 
Photo: The main sources of air pollution in Southern California are tailpipe emissions from cars, and diesel pollution from trucks, trains and ships linked to the ports of L.A. and Long Beach. Credit: Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times

The American Lung Association says smog and soot levels dropped significantly in Southern California over the last decade, but the L.A. area remains the worst region in the nation for ozone pollution

Photo: The main sources of air pollution in Southern California are tailpipe emissions from cars, and diesel pollution from trucks, trains and ships linked to the ports of L.A. and Long Beach. Credit: Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times

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    Yesterday I was talking to someone about...Getty museum, how you should go
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    It’s still “treating” us to possible snow this weekend. But, yeah, um the clean air.
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  6. myvonne said: Black soot covers floors, tables, all surfaces and probably the interior of my lungs. ugh… Same black stuff. I worry I may be doing great damage to my body by living here.
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    The American Lung Association says smog and soot levels dropped significantly in Southern California over the last...
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    *breathes in deeply*
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    RE: Why was I born with blisters on my lung? Oh, because I was born in smog.
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