‘Why is air quality no longer a thing?’: Wilton woman to sue NH over repeal of car inspections

By: CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Outlets: Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Published: July 21, 2026

Words: 618

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago


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When Marilyn Jonas was a kid, it was rare to be able to make out the top of Boston’s Prudential Center when driving through the city. A thick haze hung over the skyline.

That’s a memory lost among today’s younger generations, she said, largely due to government regulations that improved air quality.

“I remember before the air was clean, when every city around here was polluted, when there was smog everywhere,” said Jonas, …

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