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Last year's unusually horrible air pollution didn't repeat this smog season because of the mild summer and the October rains. The air was the cleanest it has been in 25 years, the Daily News reports. As a result, the San Joaquin Valley and Houston are back on top of the list of smoggiest places by some measures.
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