This US City Could Use a Cleanup
Living in a big city definitely has its perks—but litter, polluted air, and (gulp) rodents aren't among them. LawnStarter looked at more than 150 o...
Living in a big city definitely has its perks—but litter, polluted air, and (gulp) rodents aren't among them. LawnStarter looked at more than 150 of the nation's largest cities to suss out the cleanest and dirtiest ones, analyzing metrics in four main categories: pollution (e.g., water and air quality, greenhouse gas emissions); living conditions, meaning such factors as population density and share of homes with mold, mice or rats, and cockroaches; infrastructure (think the tonnage of waste in landfills, number of junkyards, and alternative-fuel stations); and consumer satisfaction, meaning how satisfied residents were with the pollution, garbage disposal, and greenery situations, among others.