Over 91,000 people in the US die early every year due to air pollution from oil and gas, says a new study. Along with premature deaths, dirty air from fossil fuels was linked to 10,350 pre-term births and 216,000 new cases of childhood asthma per year, as well as 1,610 lifetime cancers. According to the researchers, the findings make yet another "compelling case" for moving away from fossil fuels ASAP. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Scientists from University College London (UCL), Stockholm Environment Institute, George Washington University, and University of Colorado Boulder used advanced computer models to map air pollution from oil and gas activities across the US. This information was then paired with national dat

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