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    Its pitch was unambiguous: “Want to live where the air is sweet, the water is pure and the streets are clean?” the magazine asked then. "Try the country. But what if you don’t like the sticks? Then try Florida. Led by Miami, the Sunshine State dominates our 2008 list of America’s Cleanest Cities with four metro areas in the top 10 — Jacksonville (No. 3), Orlando (No. 4) and Tampa-St. Petersburg (No. 8) all make appearances." That struck Lyndsay Rossman, a spokeswoman for Visit Jacksonville, as odd. Full Article at Jacksonville.com
    Try the country. But what if you don’t like the sticks? Then try Florida. Led by Miami, the Sunshine State dominates our 2008 list of America’s Cleanest Cities with four metro areas in the top 10 — Jacksonville (No. 3), Orlando (No. 4) and Tampa-St. Petersburg (No. 8) all make appearances.
    SOURCE: Jacksonville.com 3 weeks ago
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Jacksonville ranking on Forbes' toxic list rankles City Hall
  1. In 2007, the year Forbes based its ranking system on, Jacksonville experienced only nine out of 365 days that were classified as unhealthy, Miami only four days and Orlando only eight days ... These ‘unhealthy’ days are often attributed to unusual air pollution episodes or unusual weather conditions. Fo...
    SOURCE: Jacksonville.com 3 weeks ago
  2. We were really confused by the [new] Forbes ranking ... We still feel that we are one of the cleanest cities in America.
    SOURCE: Jacksonville.com 3 weeks ago
  3. Want to live where the air is sweet, the water is pure and the streets are clean?
    SOURCE: Jacksonville.com 3 weeks ago
  4. I think the city’s overall environmental quality is better than what that table says, because we have some concerns about the numbers there
    SOURCE: Jacksonville.com 3 weeks ago
  5. I’m guessing once it is done ... we will fall pretty quickly
    SOURCE: Jacksonville.com 3 weeks ago

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