Clean Air Leads to Health Benefits, Editorial States

According to a Ventura County Star editorial, Ventura County's air quality in 2011 "was clean enough to meet the original, tough 1997 federal standard." It concludes that while "efforts to restore clean air can at times be inconvenient and costly," the "health and quality-of-life benefits realized far outweigh the negatives."

• "Editorial: New County Smog Figures Are a Healthy Breath of Fresh Air" (Ventura County Star, 4/22).