Bend, 3 other Oregon cities among nation’s 50 worst for air pollution spikes

Bend and three other Oregon cities are among the nation’s 50 worst for air pollution spikes.

The Statesman Journal reports the list from an American Lung Association report ranks Bend at number 26.

Eugene, Portland and Medford are also on the list.

Forest fires, wood-burning stoves and weather inversions are common reasons for the spikes.

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