Seattle Ranked Among Cleanest US Cities

Forbes Magazine's annual ranking of the cleanest US cities, named Seattle as the second cleanest US city for 2008, following right behind Miami. 

http://www.forbes.com/logistics/2008/03/17/miami-seattle-orlando-biz-logistics-cx_tvr_0317cleanest_slide.html

In addition to using air pollution and ozone data from the American Lung Association for the 49 major metro areas with populations exceeding 1 million, the water quality and per-capita spending on Superfund site cleanup and solid-waste management was also figured into the measurement. Incidentally, Seattle spends more per capita on waste management than any major city.

Blessed with weather patterns that push out smog, Seattle's clean air is a result of the nearby Pacific Ocean, the Cascade Mountains and the abundance of forests.

Air quality was also a factor in "Sperling's Best Places to Live" security survey results earlier in the year, which ranked the Olympia area as the "most secure place to live" in the nation.

How lucky are we to live in this beautiful part of the country!

Sandy Nelson
Realtor for Olympia Area Real Estate
www.sandynelsonrealestate.com