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Vast swaths of US will be exposed to polluted air by 2054, says report

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Researchers say the number of Americans exposed to unhealthy air will rise by 50% by the middle of the century

Vast swaths of US will be exposed to polluted air by 2054, says report

The report warns that climate-related wildfires and heatwaves are undoing many of the gains from federal clean air regulations. Between 2010 and 2016, the United States started to see an increase in air pollution for the first time in 80 years, said Jeremy Porter, head of climate implications research at First Street.

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Vast swaths of US will be exposed to polluted air by 2054, says report

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