Smog May Force Southwest to Apply Brakes to Growth DESERT AIR YOU CAN SMELL Series: Phoenix, with about 2.5 Million Residents, Is Looking for Ways to Cut Air Pollution. Volunteer Methods like Car Pooling Have Met Meager Response Thus Far, So Tougher Restrictions May Be on the Way., MELANIE STETSON FREEMAN - STAFF/FILE

William H. Carlile, Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor

Talk about urban sprawl. The city of Phoenix grows an acre an hour, as newcomers arrive in search of high-tech jobs, a casual lifestyle, and pristine desert air.

But for every home that sprouts amid the cactus and sagebrush, this city also gains another car pumping carbon monoxide and other pollutants into the air. The result: a brown cloud that smells faintly like the Bronx.

Across the Southwest, the big-city byproducts of rapid growth are forcing officials from Albuquerque to Las Vegas to take action. Some leaders worry their cities could lose federal funding for highways if they continue to fail air-quality tests. In some cases, the same mayors who had promoted …

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Publication information: Article title: Smog May Force Southwest to Apply Brakes to Growth DESERT AIR YOU CAN SMELL Series: Phoenix, with about 2.5 Million Residents, Is Looking for Ways to Cut Air Pollution. Volunteer Methods like Car Pooling Have Met Meager Response Thus Far, So Tougher Restrictions May Be on the Way., MELANIE STETSON FREEMAN - STAFF/FILE. Contributors: William H. Carlile, Monitor - Author. Newspaper title: The Christian Science Monitor. Publication date: June 12, 1996. Page number: 3. © 2009 The Christian Science Publishing Society. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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