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List of areas with worst, best air quality

The U.S. areas with the best and worst air quality, according to the latest American Lung Association "State of the Air" pollution report:

OZONE POLLUTION

WORST:

1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, Calif.

2. Bakersfield, Calif.

3. Visalia-Porterville, Calif.

BEST:

1. Bismarck, N.D.

2. Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, Texas

3. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

SHORT-TERM PARTICLE POLLUTION

WORST:

1. Bakersfield, Calif.

2. Fresno-Madera, Calif.

3. Pittsburgh-New Castle, Pa.

BEST:

1. Alexandria, La.

2. Amarillo, Texas

3. Athens-Clarke, Ga.

LONG-TERM PARTICLE POLLUTION

WORST:

1. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.

2. Bakersfield, Calif.

3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, Calif.

BEST:

1. Cheyenne, Wyo.

2. Santa Fe-Espanola, N.M.

3. Honolulu

OZONE POLLUTION/SHORT-TERM PARTICLE POLLUTION

Fargo, N.D., Wahpeton, N.D., and Lincoln, Neb., were rated as the cleanest.

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