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HowLittleIKnow t1_j8nsxgn wrote

Has anyone ever actually heard Maine referred to as "the tailpipe of the nation"?

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sweetest-heart t1_j8oest0 wrote

Surprisingly yes, but it was more in the context of coal emissions from the Midwest/Appalachia and Maine having the third highest rate of asthma in the country behind Hawaii and Massachusetts (surprising based on how rural we are comparatively)

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IamSauerKraut t1_j8oq5ob wrote

All those summer time ozone warnings... plus, for those of us familiar with Mt. Washington, everything atmospheric swings on by up there.

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gretchens t1_j8pog8d wrote

Yes- especially in the 80s with acid rain worries.

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CombinationSea6976 t1_j8olm99 wrote

Never. Sounds like a pejorative term just like certain municipalities have been dubbed “the asshole of New England”.

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