U.S. Air Pollution Is Getting Worse Under Trump, New Study Finds

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By Jordan DavidsonOct 23, 2019, 2:24 pm156 pts
Tweeting that the U.S. has the cleanest air in the world does not make it so. Not only do we rank 10th, but a new study says that after steady improvement during the Obama-era, air pollution has gotten worse while Donald Trump has been president. The report issued by the National Bureau of Economic Research…

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