Cook County’s smog problem makes it the ‘worst neighbor’ in the US
Air pollution doesn’t end at state lines, and newly released federal data shows that Cook County’s smog is causing problems in neighboring states.
Cook County contributes to more smog violations in other states than any other U.S. county, with Wisconsin suffering the brunt of the air pollution. That’s according to newly released data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Reset discusses how Chicago and its 120 suburbs have become the worst neighbor when it comes to smog, and how the problem could get worse this summer.
GUEST: Michael Hawthorne, environment and public health reporter for the Chicago Tribune
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Cook County’s smog problem makes it the ‘worst neighbor’ in the US
Air pollution doesn’t end at state lines, and newly released federal data shows that Cook County’s smog is causing problems in neighboring states.
Cook County contributes to more smog violations in other states than any other U.S. county, with Wisconsin suffering the brunt of the air pollution. That’s according to newly released data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Reset discusses how Chicago and its 120 suburbs have become the worst neighbor when it comes to smog, and how the problem could get worse this summer.
GUEST: Michael Hawthorne, environment and public health reporter for the Chicago Tribune