LA: Prepare for Your Atmospheric Closeup with the PBS/American Experience Documentary ...

In the 1970s, I was a child of LA smog. In 1990 as a cub reporter, I was driven to write about the environment. In 2008, I co-authored, with the estimable William J. Kelly, the book, “Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles. Come next Tuesday (August 26), I’m privileged to be part of a documentary on the subject by PBS’ prestigious “American Experience.” Pangloss Films, the award-winning outfit behind other compelling docs, produced it. Smog, to my mind, was the 20th Century’s maiden climate crisis, and the lessons from those decades inhaling that poisonous gray-brown air has plenty to teach a divided America right now. So, please tune in to “Clearing the Air: The War on Smog” next week. If the entire film is as compelling as the teaser clips, it’s going to be something profound! hashtag#chipjacobs hashtag#williamjkelly hashtag#abramsbooks hashtag#smog hashtag#losangeles hashtag#PBS #americanexperience