San Francisco Bay Area's smog gets worse.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers) From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: August 2, 1996| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1996 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Aggravated by hot weather, more cars and more driving, smog levels in California's San Francisco Bay Area have suddenly taken an ugly turn for the worse after 25 years of steady improvement.

Air quality readings this summer are not quite as bad as they were last year, but taken together, 1995 and 1996 are the two smoggiest summers in the nine-county Bay Area region since 1987. The trend, which is being scrutinized by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, has local air officials this week unveiling new programs to get people out of their cars.

``We're very concerned about ...

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