Curbing energy-related air pollutants could save 50,000 US lives, $600B each year: study

Eliminating fossil fuel air pollution would save about 50,000 lives, study finds

Burning oil, coal and other fossil fuels releases plumes of tiny, dangerous particles. A new study estimates that eliminating that pollution would save about 50,000 lives in the U.S. each year.

Cutting Pollution From Power Plants, Transport Could Save 50,000 U.S. Lives Each Year

TUESDAY, May 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More than 50,000 premature deaths would be prevented in the United States each year if fine particle air pollution from the burning of

UW-Madison study: Eliminating air pollution emissions could save 50K lives each year

More than 50,000 premature deaths each year could be prevented if air pollution emissions from energy-related activities in the United States were eliminated, according to a new study from University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.

Decarbonizing US Energy System Would Save 50,000 Lives and $600 Billion a Year: Study

"Shifting to clean energy sources can provide enormous benefit for public health in the near term while mitigating climate change in the longer term," said Nick Mailloux, lead author of a new study.

Cutting air pollution emissions would save 50,000 U.S. lives, $600 billion each year

Eliminating air pollution emissions from energy-related activities in the United States would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths each year and provide more than $600 billion in benefits each year from avoided illness and death, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers. Published today in the journal…

Cutting air pollution from fossil fuels would save 50,000 lives a year, study says

Eliminating air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths and provide more than $600 billion in health benefits in the United States every year,