Air Pollution From Raising Livestock Accounts for Most of the 16,000 US Deaths Each Year Tied to Food Production, Study Finds

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By Katelyn WeisbrodMay 11, 2021, 5:00 am449 ptsTrending
Substituting poultry for red meat could prevent 6,300 deaths, the study found, and a shift to vegetarian, vegan or flexitarian diets could save 10,700. By Georgina Gustin Food production, primarily the raising of livestock, causes poor air quality that is responsible for about 16,000 deaths a year in the…

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