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7 U.S. cities with the worst air pollution

7 U.S. cities with the worst air pollution

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Johnny 08/05/2010 13:27 PM

That power plant is not a nuclear power plant, it's a coal fired one. Hence the smokestacks...

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J 08/13/2010 12:53 PM

Yes, there are smokestacks, but that's quite obviously a nuclear cooling tower off to the left.

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BRUTUS 08/30/2010 17:56 PM

Coal fired power plants have cooling towers just like nuclear fired plants. The picture is obviously a coal powered plant because a nuclear plant would have no need for a smokestack as they are not burning anything.

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Teresa 08/05/2010 09:40 AM

Coal- and oil-fired power plants, which release small amounts of radioactivity contained in their fuels, are responsible for more airborne radioactive pollution in the United States than are nuclear power plants.

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Jay Nelson 08/05/2010 08:19 AM

The first picture is supposed to represent pollution, but that is steam and not smoke.

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tadghostal 08/05/2010 08:27 AM

But it's coming from a nuclear reactor, which, we all know, is evil.

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BRUTUS 08/30/2010 18:28 PM

It's obviously not coming from a nuclear reactor. Nuclear power plants don't burn anything to require a smokestack. The picture is one of a coal-fired plant. Also, the picture which is meant to show pollution is just steam.

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The air we breathe

The American Lung Association's State of the Air 2010 report found that more than half the population of the U.S. lives with dangerous pollution levels. Despite progress in many places, the report found the air in some California cities was more polluted than before. Cities were ranked in three areas: year-round particle pollution, short-term particle pollution and ozone. 
 
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