7 Million More Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air Since Last 'State of the Air' Report

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By Olivia RosaneApr 25, 2019, 8:43 am112 pts
Seven million more Americans lived in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution between 2015 and 2017 than between 2014 and 2016, and climate change is partly to blame, Time reported Wednesday. The findings are part of the American Lung Association's State of the Air 2019 report, released Wednesday, which…

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