Title: Smogtown
Description: Smogtown is the story of pollution, progress, and how an optimistic people confronted the epic struggle against airborne poisons barraging their hometowns. With wit, verve, and a fresh look at history, Los Angeles-based journalists Chip Jacobs and William J. Kelly highlight the bold personalities involved, the corporate-tainted science, the terrifying health costs, the attempts at cleanup, and how the smog battle helped mold the modern-day culture of Los Angeles.
Subjects: Air Pollution, Environmental Remediation, Air, Environmental conditions, History, 20th Century, Smog, Pollution, History, Los angeles (calif.), history, Environmental Restoration and Remediation
Places: Los Angeles (Calif.), California, Los Angeles
Time periods: 20th century