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Annotated Bibliography
Kuipers, Dean. "L.A. Air Pollution May Increase Risk of Stroke." Los Angeles Times. Los
Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2012. Web. 8 Apr. 2014.
Dean Kuipers, is a former editor at the Los Angeles Times. He is also a longtime writer
on environmentalism and is the author of Operation Bite Back, Burning Rainbow
Farm, and other books. Dean Kuipers wrote an article informing the residents of Los
Angeles that the air pollution in that city may cause an increase risk of stroke. In order to
prove his point, he provided a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine and
also referred to the EPA.
Billings, Paul G, et al. State of the Air: 2012. New York, NY: American Lung Association, 2012.
Print.
Paul Billings is the Vice President, National Policy and Advocacy for the American Lung
Association. He is also the lead lobbyist before the U.S Congress on lung health issues.
Paul Billing helped publish this article in order to inform readers about the effects air
pollution have on your health. This article provides information on the most polluted
cities in the U.S and the cleanest cities in the U.S. It also provides the reader with health
effects of ozone and particle pollution.