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Southern California's Air Continues To Get Cleaner, 12% Better Than 2014

Southern California's Air Continues To Get Cleaner, 12% Better Than 2014
Californians can now breath a little easier, according to a report released at the end of 2015 stating that smog is continuing to clear up. During 2015's peak summer season, California had 82 high smog days - twelve percent fewer than the previous year with its tally of 92. According to the Air Quality Management District, […]

Californians can now breath a little easier, according to a report released at the end of 2015 stating that smog is continuing to clear up.

During 2015's peak summer season, California had 82 high smog days - twelve percent fewer than the previous year with its tally of 92.

According to the Air Quality Management District, one of the main toxic contributors of smog is ozone. A high smog day by federal standards is when the air consists of 75 parts of ozone per billion.

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The AQMD attributed the dramatic decrease to pollution-cutting programs, and more eco-friendly cars .

(READ more at KPCC) Photo by ChrisGoldNYC, CC

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