Green | January 22, 2009 | 19 comments

Reduced pollution increases life expectancy

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Now here's the shock finding of the century: a new study has found that reducing pollution can have innumerable health benefits, including a measurable increase in life expectancy. The study discovered that cleaner air has lengthened life expectancy by five months in 51 US cities after the implementation of clean air campaigns began in the country's worst polluted areas.

"We find that we're getting a substantial return on our investments in improving our air quality. Not only are we getting cleaner air that improves our environment, but it is improving our public health" say the researchers.
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