Top 5 US cities with the most air pollution-caused deaths, ED visits

The American Thoracic Society and the Marron Institute of Urban Management at New YorkUniversity released a study ranking cities in the U.S. with the highest number of annual deaths and emergency department visits caused by air pollution.  

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The top five cities with the highest annual air pollution-related deaths include:

1. Los Angeles: 1,341

2. Riverside, Calif.: 808

3. Pittsburgh: 285

4. Phoenix: 283

5. New York: 282

The top five cities with the highest annual air pollution-related ED visits include:

1. Los Angeles: 3,255

2. Riverside, Calif.: 1,416

3. New York: 977

4. Fresno, Calif.: 672

5. Houston: 661

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