17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduced to WHO standards

Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by rmah on Sunday September 12, 2021 @10:08PM (#28507133)

The "Smog over Los Angeles" photo is from the 1970's or 1980's. Most younger folks in the US don't realize this, but pollution here is WAY down from a few decades ago. Our air is cleaner, out rivers and lakes are cleaner. Hell, even the sides of roads are cleaner.

More to the point, people in rural areas pollute far more per person than people living in cities. We need to end rural subsidies to stop encouraging people to live in rural areas.

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Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by IncRnd on Sunday September 12, 2021 @11:07PM (#28507459)

When I read a comment like that, I am happy I don't live in a city.

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Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by seattle_spring on Sunday September 12, 2021 @11:22PM (#28507558)

I live in rural Washington and there's a ton of trash on the side of the road. There are also a ton of huge polluting trucks, many of which are intentionally modified to blow extra thick smoke ("roll coal").

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Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by daddylongstroke on Monday September 13, 2021 @10:33AM (#28512013)

Amen.

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