This Popular California Destination Just Got Named the Most Polluted National Park in America
Stand at Beetle Rock in Sequoia National Park on a truly clear day and you should be able to see 105 miles into the distance. Most summer days, you can’t come close. A gray film of valley smog hangs…
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