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See where Winston-Salem, Greensboro rank on list of most-polluted NC metros

The Triad Business Journal used environmental data to build the list.
Credit: City of Winston-Salem Facebook Page

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem has the poorest air quality of any metro area in North Carolina, according to the latest data available from Environment North Carolina Research & Policy Center

Winston-Salem had 107 days of poor air quality due to pollution in 2018, 17 more than Durham/Chapel Hill, which had the second largest number of bad-air days.

Greensboro/High Point had the fourth highest number of poor quality days among the state's metro areas with 80.

To see a full list of where all major cities in the Triad rank, click here for the full story on the Triad Business Journal's website.

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