Here it is. March.
The first day of Spring will be in twenty days. Yes, that is right. March 20.
Spring on in.
A lot of people take advantage of this time of year to do “Spring Cleaning.” I guess it is to get all the fluff and stuff out from the winter months. Maybe.
Any way. The opposite of clean is dirty. And for that reason, I am bringing you a recent list of “The Ten Dirtiest Cities in the United States.”
And no. Washington, D.C. isn’t one of them.
This list came from Science Magazine. They used a survey company called “Lawn Starter,” which did a deep dive to uncover the dirtiest cities in the U.S. The study ranked over 300 cities based on their pollution, waste management, living conditions, and resident dissatisfaction levels.
So here they are, my friends.
The 10 worst offenders:
San Bernardino, California
Detroit, Michigan
Reading, Pennsylvania
Newark, New Jersey
Ontario, California
Phoenix, Arizona
Trenton, New Jersey
Las Vegas, Nevada
Houston, Texas
Baytown, Texas
So how come these cities ranked the worst?
Here is a bit about the top three.
The rest of the list follows suit.
San Bernardino.
A big culprit of San Bernardino’s pollution is freight truck traffic to support the shipping industry. (Located in California’s Inland Empire.) They see thousands of diesel-fueled commercial trucks passing through on a daily basis.
Additionally, drinking water contaminants and a high number of overcrowded homes contribute to poor living conditions in San Bernardino.
Detroit.
Detroit faces a multitude of problems that extend beyond air pollution. They have the highest percentage of homes without complete plumbing facilities (12.7 percent) and without complete kitchen facilities (15.6 percent), increasing the risks of disease control issues.
The city’s poor waste management and unhealthy air quality further compound all of these issues.
Reading.
Reading ranks third, largely due to its sky-high greenhouse gas emissions per capita (18.5 metric tons), and is one of the top cities with residents dissatisfied with their city’s overall cleanliness.
Reading also suffers from high polluted air levels and challenges with waste management, such as high levels of landfill waste.
We live very near the landfill, which bothers me. Otherwise, Preble County seems pretty clean. I am thankful for that.
But even still, things get dirty. So. Time to get to that Spring Cleaning.
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“Cleaning is just putting stuff in less obvious places.” – John Powers
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“Your environment is a reflection of your mindset.” – Paul Morgan
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“Cleanliness is next to godliness.” – John Wesley
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