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  • American Experience Clearing the Air: The War on Smog (Season 37, Episode 4)
  • TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

Clearing the Air: The War on Smog (Season 37, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History

During World War Two, pollution in Las Angeles turned so severe that residents feared it was a Japanese attack. Scientists discovered it was a far more sinister plot: we had unwittingly attacked ourselves with pollution.
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Edna Alburquerque (producer) | Peter Yost (producer)
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Release date
Aug 25, 2025 (United States)

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Ernest Debs
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Smith Griswold
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Arie Haagen-Smit
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Kenneth Hahn
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Tom Lehrer
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Margaret Levee
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Richard Nixon
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Ronald Reagan
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Afton Slade
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Ernest Starkman
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