Las Vegas:From 'Sin City' To 'Smog City'
2 February 2001 - 9:30am
Las Vegas has some of the worst air quality in the Western US. Lax enforcement of environmental laws at fault.
Clark County is the fastest growing metropolitan area in the nation. Concentrating on the demands of growth--schools, new roads, new water lines--no one has been paying attention to the toxic result of growth:air pollution. The 87,000 tons of dust in the air has been linked to lung cancer, bronchitis and premature death.
Source:
The Los Angeles Times, February 2, 2001
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