UCL study links US oil and gas pollution to 91,000 deaths

91,000 premature deaths tied to oil and gas emissions

A new study has revealed that in the United States, air pollution from the full oil and gas lifecycle contributes to around 91,000 premature deaths annually, along with hundreds of thousands of additional health complications. The study was conducted by an international team including UCL, the Stockholm Environment Institute, George Washington University and the University of Colorado Boulder. It is the first research to comprehensively quantify…

UCL study links US oil and gas pollution to 91,000 deaths

UCL research finds air pollution from us oil and gas leads to 91,000 early deaths, 216,000 asthma cases, and worsening health inequities The study is the first to comprehensively quantify the health impacts of outdoor air pollution across all stages of the US oil and gas lifecycle, from extraction to end-use (cars, power plants), and analyse the associated racial and ethnic disparities in exposure and health burden. The research is published in …