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Smoke from US fires linked to 20,000 premature deaths and $200 billion in health damages in 2017

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Since the end of the 20th century, air pollution from most U.S. sources has decreased, but emissions from wildland fires have risen. In a new study, researchers estimated that smoke from wildfires and prescribed burns caused $200 billion in health damages in 2017, and that these were associated with 20,000 premature deaths. Senior citizens were harmed the most, and Native American and Black communities experienced the greatest damages per capita.

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Smoke from US fires linked to 20,000 premature deaths and $200 billion in health damages in 2017

Since the end of the 20th century, air pollution from most U.S. sources has decreased, but emissions from wildland fires have risen. In a new study, researchers estimated that smoke from wildfires and prescribed burns caused $200 billion in health damages in 2017, and that these were associated with 20,000 premature deaths. Senior citizens were harmed the most, and Native American and Black communities experienced the greatest damages per capita.

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Smoke from US Wildfires, Prescribed Burns Caused Premature Deaths, Billions in Health Damages

Tepper School of Business researchers explored the impacts of smoke from wildfires, including premature deaths and billions in health damages, with elderly, Native American, and Black communities suffering the greatest harms.

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