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Ohio Cities Among Poorest For Air Quality

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published December 13, 2012 at 12:27 PM EST

Cleveland and Akron are ranked among the nation's "dirtiest" cities."Forbes" magazine ranks Akron 15th and Cleveland 19th on its top-20 list, blaming emissions from steel mills and coal-fired power plants for poor air quality in a state the US EPA says has the dirtiest air in the nation. The magazine ranks Fresno, California as the nation's dirtiest city.

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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