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Smog hangs over Louisville and the Ohio River in September 1972. Photo: EPA/William Strode via the National Archives

Air Pollution’s Comeback is Double Trouble, Especially for Children

On the rise again, bad air is deadlier and more debilitating than we thought. And that’s just the half of it.

Robert Roy Britt
Jan 27, 2020 · 13 min read

When Dr. Matthew Fuller, an assistant professor of surgery at University of Utah Health, noticed “a pattern in the relation to air quality and pregnancy loss” among…

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