{"id":2247916,"date":"2024-05-19T11:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T15:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-being-filled-with-eco-zealots-california-dominates-most-polluted-city-list-exposed\/"},"modified":"2024-05-19T11:38:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T15:38:37","slug":"despite-being-filled-with-eco-zealots-california-dominates-most-polluted-city-list-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-being-filled-with-eco-zealots-california-dominates-most-polluted-city-list-exposed\/","title":{"rendered":"California, Home to Eco-Enthusiasts, Tops Most Polluted Cities List &#8211; Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdespite-being-filled-with-eco-zealots-california-dominates-most-polluted-city-list-exposed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2247916&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2063 commentary by Connor\u200c Cavanaugh\u2064 on May 19, 2024,\u2063 highlights the \u2064left&#8217;s focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-i-got-a-covid-test-four-times-in-one-day-two-came-back-negative-two-came-back-positive-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Elon Musk: I Got A COVID Test Four Times In One Day. \u2018Two Came Back Negative, Two Came Back Positive.\u2019 | The Daily Wire\">climate change<\/a> as a major issue. California, despite strong \u2064environmental concerns, ranks poorly in pollution\u200d levels. \u2064The \u2062state dominates the list\u200c of most polluted cities, while cleaner \u200bcities \u200dare found in\u2063 Republican-led states like Texas \u200band \u200dWyoming. This\u200d raises questions about the effectiveness of progressive environmental \u200bpolicies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/%20\"><span>Connor Cavanaugh<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 19, 2024 at 8:18am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>\u201cClimate change\u201d has become one of the biggest talking points of the left since the turn of the millennium.<\/p>\n<p>News organizations across the world warn of an imminent end if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dont-listen-libs-america-485-years-fuel-remaining-according-new-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fossil fuel<\/a> consumption isn\u2019t curbed or completely cut off by whatever date currently fits that narrative.<\/p>\n<p>To nobody\u2019s surprise, the liberals in control of California have absolutely attached themselves to this movement, broadly supporting whatever measures a progressive government says needs to be taken with little thought put into it.<\/p>\n<p>A 2023 poll done by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ppic.org\/publication\/ppic-statewide-survey-californians-and-the-environment-july-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Policy Institute of California<\/a> found that 82 percent of adults in the state consider it a \u201ctop concern\u201d or \u201cone of several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carlson-if-youre-not-terrified-about-a-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-media-say-youre-on-putins-side\/\" title=\"Carlson: If You're Not 'Terrified' About a Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Media Say You're on 'Putin's Side'\">important concerns<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, a solid majority also believed in stricter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/environmentalists-suing-shut-power-plant-providing-9-states-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">environmental laws and regulations<\/a> and approved of the work that far-left Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state legislature have done.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the overzealous concern for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-signed-40-executive-orders-and-actions-since-taking-office\/\" title=\"Biden has signed 40 executive orders and actions since taking office\">environmental regulation<\/a> and support of what their government is doing, California is actually terrible when it comes to pollution.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/research\/sota\/city-rankings\/most-polluted-cities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Lung Association\u2019s<\/a> 2024 \u201cState of the Air\u201d report released in April found a noticeable concentration of the most polluted cities in America are located in the Golden State.<\/p>\n<p>Bakersfield, Visalia, Fresno-Madera-Handford, San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, Los Angeles-Long Beach and Sacramento-Roseville were all in the top 10 for worst pollution.<\/p>\n<p>California was so dominant in the pollution game that it took gold, silver and bronze.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Does man-made climate change exist?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Well, maybe it has certain cities that put out lots of pollution but what about the cleanest cities in America? Surely in such a massive, progressive state, at least one city could qualify for that.<\/p>\n<p>Nope. Not even a single city in the once-Golden State is in the top 25 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/research\/sota\/city-rankings\/cleanest-cities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cleanest U.S. cities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the environmentally friendly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-newsom-boldly-claims-california-national-model-homelessness-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a> that the majority of adults support.<\/p>\n<p>This is the work done by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/newsom-asks-public-help-design-new-california-coin-instantly-regrets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsom<\/a> and his fellow Democrats that Californians approve of.<\/p>\n<p>For a double dose of irony, many Republican-led states that give little thought to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-says-fossil-fuels-kill-more-people-each-year-than-the-holocaust-heres-the-truth\/\" title=\"CNN Says Fossil Fuels Kill More People Each Year Than The Holocaust. Here\u2019s The Truth\">climate alarmist<\/a> of the world rank quite highly.<\/p>\n<p>Texas, Wyoming, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/country-star-helps-clean-damage-nebraska-tornado-can-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nebraska<\/a> and others take multiple spots each on the list of the cleanest cities in America.<\/p>\n<p>And if the report wasn\u2019t funny enough, fellow liberal strongholds Oregon managed to snag two of the top 10 spot on the polluted cities lists, following the lead of California.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, liberals might claim the lung association\u2019s listings actually provide fuel for their passion \u2014 arguing that Californians who see the results of pollution first-hand are the best authorities on its dangers.<\/p>\n<p>But California has been in leftist hands for decades. In the 24 years that have marked the new century, Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/California_State_Assembly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">controlled the legislature<\/a> the entire time, and the legislature <em>and<\/em> the governor\u2019s office since 2010. Clearly, the progressive agenda has had a chance to take hold when it comes to pollution. It\u2019s not working in California.<\/p>\n<p>Why should the rest of Americans think it will work across the country?<\/p>\n<p>Most of the climate change movement are wealthy liberals trying to make themselves feel good by blindly following whatever carrot the Democratic Party waves.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the country has to know better.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45820\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45820\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45820\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45820\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Connor Cavanaugh is currently a student at the University of North Texas studying Political Science. Connor has lived in Texas for the majority of his life and is a proud conservative.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a commentary by Connor Cavanaugh on May 19, 2024, at 8:18 am, &#8220;Climate change&#8221; emerges as a prominent left-wing issue. 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