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MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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2000 (90% CI: 0–4,000) early deaths from ozone, according to the study. The largest impact was seen in the east-central United States and in the Midwest: Eastern power plants tend to use coal with higher sulfur content than Western plants. 52,000 (90% CI: 23,000–94,000) PM 2.5 related and ?2,000 2,000 (90% CI: ?300

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