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air quality worsens

2019-12-03 19:11:05.247378+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

America’s Air Quality Worsens, Ending Years of Gains, Study Says

An analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data published this week by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that fine particulate pollution increased 5.5 percent on average across the country between 2016 and 2018, after decreasing nearly 25 percent over the previous seven years.

and is likely associated with 10,000 premature deaths during that time.

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