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- Melissa Breyer
- March 23, 2011
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No. 1: McAllen, Texas
MSA: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas
Air quality rank: 5
Water quality rank: 19
Superfund rank: 1
Pounds of on-site toxic releases (2009): 446 pounds
McAllen and its Plains-Gulf, Texas, neighbors score the best Superfund ranking on the list. According to Forbes, a search through the EPA’s National Priorities List for region 6, where Texas superfund sites are inventoried, indicates that the small metropolis has no active sites undergoing or in need of cleanup. Since tens of thousands of sites plague communities across the country, zero is impressive!
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Melissa Breyer
Melissa Breyer is a writer and editor with a background in sustainable living, specializing in food, science and design. She is the co-author of True Food (National Geographic) and has edited and written for regional and international books and periodicals, including The New York Times Magazine. Melissa lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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What a clever way to display the 10 lease toxic cities. I love those old post cards.
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Good to know which city to visit first.
gotta make the move from NYC soon ;-)
Glad to see Florida on this list!
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