Memphis Air Quality Worsens as Industrial Emissions and Wildfire Smoke Combine
Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports that Memphis, Tennessee, has air pollution levels equal to smoking 144 cigarettes per year. A recent global study attributes this to local industrial emissions and long-range wildfire smoke from the western U.S. and Canada, showing how distant environmental factors impact southern cities.
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