US among top 10 countries for pollution-related deaths, new study shows
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US ranks seventh for overall deaths and is the 'wealthiest' nation to feature in top 10 with 197,000 lives lost in 2017
The United States is among the top 10 deadliest countries for pollution-related fatalities, according to a landmark new global study, which warns that understanding the magnitude of the pollution crisis is being obstructed by "vested interests and overtaxed political infrastructures".
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