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Chicago:
A city in northeastern Illinois located along the shores of Lake Michigan with a population of more than 9 million in the
metropolitan area. The camera looks to the north along the Chicago shoreline. Air pollution issues in Chicago include occasional
high 8-hour ozone levels during the summer (May through September)and high annual average fine particle levels. |
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Cincinnati:
A city in southwestern Ohio located along the Ohio River with a population of about 2 million in the metropolitan area. The
camera looks to the north. Air pollution issues in Cincinnati include occasional high 8-hour ozone levels during the summer
(May through September) and high annual average fine particle levels. |
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Grand
Portage Indian Reservation/Isle Royale National Park:
The Anishinaabe Grand Portage Reservation is located in Cook County in the extreme northeast corner
of Minnesota, approximately 150 miles from Duluth. The camera looks to the east out towards
Isle Royale National Park, which is located in Lake Superior. Isle Royale National Park,
which was established in 1940, is a federal Class I area and, as such, receives special protection
from air pollution. The park encompasses a total area of more than 850 square miles and extends 4.5 miles outward from the
island (which is 45 miles long and 9 miles wide at its widest point) into Lake Superior. Roadless Isle Royale is accessible
only by boat or float plane. This area generally has lower levels of air pollution than urban areas in the Midwest. |
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Mayville:
A small town in east-central Wisconsin located near the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge. The Horicon National Wildlife Refuge,
which was established in 1941, encompasses a total area of 32,000 acres. The camera looks to the north. Air pollution issues in
Mayville include infrequent high 8-hour ozone levels during the summer (May through September). |
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Milwaukee:
A city in southeastern Wisconsin along the shores of Lake Michigan with a population of about 1.7 million
in the metropolitan area. The camera looks to the north. Air pollution issues in Milwaukee include
occasional high 8-hour ozone levels during the summer (May through September). |
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Sault St. Marie: Sault Sainte Marie is the oldest city in the state of Michigan.
It is located at the eastern edge of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the Canadian border.
The Saint Mary's river separates this city from its twin city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
The city is the site of the Sault Locks (usually called the Soo Locks) which allow ships to travel
between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes. The city name originates from "Saults de Sainte-Marie," Old French for
"Saint Mary's Falls", a reference to the rapids in the Saint Mary's River. Sault Ste. Marie
is among the snowiest locations in Michigan receiving an average of 128" of snow a year.
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St. Louis:
A city in eastern Missouri located
along the Mississippi River with a population of more than 2.6
million. The camera is located in East St. Louis, Illinois (at
the St. Louis Supersite operated by Washington University) and
looks to the west and the City of St. Louis, Missouri. Air pollution
issues in St. Louis include occasional high 8-hour ozone levels
during the summer (May through September) and high annual average
fine particle levels. |
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St. Paul: The
twin cities of Minneapolis-St.Paul located in Minnesota have
a combined population of about 2.6 million in the metropolitan
area. The camera looks to the west. Air pollution issues
in Minneapolis-St.Paul includes occasional high 8-hour ozone
levels during the summer (May through September) and high
24-hour fine particle levels throughout the year. |
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Seney
National Wildlife Refuge:
Seney, which was established in 1935 for the protection and
production of migratory birds and other wildlife, is located
in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The 21,150-acre wilderness
area in the refuge is a federal Class I area and, as such, receives
special protection from air pollution. The camera looks to the
north. The refuge generally has lower levels of air pollution
than urban areas in the Midwest. |
