20 Years Ago Cough! Concerned about your lungs? Move to Philadelphia! Actually thatâs probably a bad idea too, as of the latest âState of the Airâ report by the American Lung Association, they place the City of Brotherly Loveâs atmosphere as #10 of the worst places to try to breathe in America. The Valley came in at second, third, and fourth, depending if you claim Bakersfield (2), Fresno (3), or Visalia-Tulare-Portervillle (4) as your neighbor. If that doesnât give enough reason to start hacking, the future looks even worse! According to the same report, 1,200 old, polluting diesel generators are ready to be powered up when rolling blackouts occur this summer, a friendly fact that will amount to adding tons of gunk to our already gunk-laden air. Whatâs a poor lung to do?