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May 18, 2022

Study: Pollution Kills 9 Million Annually
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A new study in The Lancet Planetary Health journal finds that pollution
kills 9 million people across the globe annually, with the death toll
attributed to emissions from cars and industry rising 55% since the year
2000. The study claims that pollution kills approximately the same
number of people per year as cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke
combined.


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