Why do we have clean air regulations?
from This is a Science Show Hosted by Dustin Driver
Many of us never got to experience it, but the air quality in LA in the ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s was deadly. Smog hung in the air like a thick fog and many residents actually said that it hurt to breathe. Sources: https://www.kcet.org/history-society/how-los-angeles-began-to-put-its-smoggy-days-behind https://earther.gizmodo.com/environmental-regulation-has-helped-cut-deaths-from-air-1829875441 https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hcc/2007/09/After-Burner/1509192.html https://www.marketplace.org/2014/07/14/sustainability/we-used-be-china/la-smog-battle-against-air-pollution https://www.geek.com/geek-cetera/spaceballs-becomes-reality-canadian-company-is-selling-bottled-air-to-the-chinese-1642442/ https://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/15/canadians-are-selling-cans-of-fresh-air-to-china.html http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20170515-the-entrepreneurs-making-money-out-of-thin-air https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/08/world/fresh-air-britain-china-bottles/index.html https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/about/history
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