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.
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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
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