Reaching Emission Targets Could Save 295,000 American Lives by 2030, Study Says

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By Yale Environment 360Feb 22, 2016, 12:14 pm79 pts
The greenhouse emission cuts that America agreed to at the Paris climate conference may come with a significant public health benefit —the prevention of 295,000 premature deaths— according to a Duke University study. At the December summit, 196 nations, including the U.S., agreed to limit global warming to…

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