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Air pollution costs each American $US2,500 a year in healthcare – study – Sight Magazine
Air pollution from fossil fuels costs each American an average of $US2,500 a year in extra medical bills, researchers said on Thursday, as climate change hurts…
21 May 2021
MATTHEW LAVIETES
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation
Air pollution from fossil fuels costs each American an average of $US2,500 a year in extra medical bills, researchers said on Thursday, as climate change hurts both health and finances.
The national pricetag was put at more than $US820 billion a year, with air pollution contributing to an estimated 107,000 premature deaths annually, said the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental advocacy group.
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