Report: Nearly Half of Americans Breathing Unhealthy Air

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By Dana DrugmandApr 27, 2020, 6:36 pm178 pts
Read time: 6 mins As the death toll from COVID-19 continues to rise in the U.S. — and as initial studies suggest that long-term exposure to air pollution may lead to higher death rates from the disease — a new report finds that nearly five in 10 Americans are breathing polluted air. According to the…

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