Friday, September 16, 2011

Wyoming’s SMOG is now worse than LA’s! (Thanks to fracking…) :: News From Underground

Wyoming’s SMOG is now worse than LA’s! (Thanks to fracking…) :: News From Underground
"The other day poor air quality caused a daycare center to cancel outside playtime, and local officials to issue warnings to kids, elderly and people with respiratory problems, according to a USA Today story. Obviously nothing shocking if you live in L.A. or Houston or other big, smoggy cities — but these warnings sprung from rural Wyoming."

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