COVID Cut Car Pollution Less in Low-Income Communities

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By Kea WilsonJul 31, 2020, 12:51 pm235 pts
Jonathan ColmerJay Shimshack Air pollution contributes to as many as 9 million premature deaths worldwide each year – twice as many as war, other violence, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. Fine particulate matter air pollution is especially dangerous: Microscopic particles readily enter the lungs,…

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