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"HERE'S A QUESTION--HOW CLEAN IS YOUR CITY? Readers Digest has compiled a listing of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country. Then, using several criteria, it ranked them for relative cleanliness. Leading the list is Portland, OR. Bringing up the rear is the Chicago area. (I don't know about that; I think Chicago is really nice.) Among other things, the magazine looked at water and air quality; pollution; and sanitation. After Portland, the top five is rounded out by San Jose, CA; Buffalo, NY; Columbus, OH; and San Francisco. Scraping along with Chicago are Birmingham, AL; St. Louis; Pittsburgh; and New York. Here's the list: http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=15115"