Pittsburgh No. 1 In Soot

American Voices

May 6, 2008 | ISSUE 44•19

The American Lung Association named Pittsburgh as the sootiest city in America. What do you think?

I'm still angry that my hometown, Philadelphia, was named No. 1 in sticky surfaces.

Steve Brown
Hair Stylist
It's not surprising. Pittsburgh is where Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was taped, and that show alone pumped out over one million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year.

Victoria Belew
Typist
Well, it's better than being the snootiest. How d'ya like that, Greenwich, Connecticut?

Alex Downie
Antiques Restorer

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02.07.12 | ISSUE 48•06

Nine whooping cranes that had been following an ultralight aircraft as it guided them on their migratory route stopped when they reached Alabama, 500 miles short of the intended destination.
Florida Millionaire Adopts 42-Year-Old Girlfriend

02.06.12 | ISSUE 48•06

A 48-year-old West Palm Beach millionaire and polo club founder has adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend in an apparent bid to avoid paying out a wrongful death lawsuit.
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02.03.12 | ISSUE 48•05

In a recent editorial in the journal Nature, researchers from the University of California–San Francisco suggested that as a toxic substance, sugar should be taxed and regulated like alcohol or tobacco.
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02.02.12 | ISSUE 48•05

A study in the journal Proceedings Of The National Academy of Sciences links a drastic decline in raccoons and other mammals in the Florida everglades to the introduction of Burmese pythons.
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