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Studies link COVID-19 deaths to air pollution, raising questions about EPA's 'acceptable risk'

  • Written by Michael Petroni, PhD Candidate and Research Fellow, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Studies link COVID-19 deaths to air pollution, raising questions about EPA's 'acceptable risk'By the end of October, more than 228,000 Americans who got COVID-19 had died.Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The pandemic is putting America’s air pollution standards to the test as the COVID-19 death toll rises.

The U.S. government sets limits on hazardous air pollutants to try to protect public health, but it can be difficult to determine where to...

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