The smog in Manhattan in November 1953. New York created the Bureau of Smoke Control in 1949, but it
The smog in Manhattan in November 1953. New York created the Bureau of Smoke Control in 1949, but it was ineffective for years until a more stringent set of regulations was put in place in 1970. Cities like St. Louis and Pittsburgh led the way in cracking down on smog in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s. -- source link
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