Houston tops list of ‘dirtiest’ cities in America

Houston we have a problem.

A recent study conducted by LawnStarter crowned Houston the “dirtiest” city in the United States, with Newark in second place, San Bernardino in third and Detroit and Jersey City rounding out the top 5. The study measured 152 cities on the basis of pollution. , living conditions, infrastructure and customer satisfaction.

The rest of the top 20 included Bakersfield, San Antonio, Fresno, Oklahoma City, Yonkers, with the top 20 rounded out by Shreveport, New York, Birmingham, Ontario, Los Angeles, Modesto, Palmdale, Hollywood, Las Vegas and Fort Lauderdale. .

Houston tops the list due to its high pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from its large industrial facilities, not to mention the “biggest cockroach problem” of any city surveyed.

Lawnstarter cited a 2022 report from the nonprofit media organization Grist, which found that Houston ranks “worst in greenhouse gas emissions from large industrial facilities.”

California was the state with the most entries in the top 20, moving up seven spots (San Bernadino, Bakersfield, Fresno, Ontario, Los Angeles, Modesto, Palmdale and Hollywood), while New Jersey (Newark and Jersey City) and Texas (Houston and San Antonio) were the only states with multiple spots in the top 20.

See the full list here.