MIT study: half of US deaths related to air pollution are linked to out-of-state emissions

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By mmillikinFeb 15, 2020, 5:30 am700 ptsHot
More than half of all air-quality-related early deaths in the United States are a result of emissions originating outside of the state in which those deaths occur, MIT researchers report in a paper in the journal Nature. The study focuses on the period between 2005 and 2018 and tracks combustion emissions of…

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