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By Ron Kovic
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Jianping Fan, Cagle Cartoons, Guangzhou, China —
Posted on Feb 1, 2013
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 Dave Morris, jenspie3 (CC-BY)
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A new report predicts urban air pollution will become the No. 1 cause of premature death in the coming decades, beating out poor sanitation and dirty drinking water to take more than 3.5 million lives per year.
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 Flickr / Nick Humphries
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Fearing reduced chances for re-election by a public angry about mass unemployment, President Obama walked away from a nationwide plan to strengthen air quality standards after business interests lobbied aggressively in opposition. (more)
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 NRDC
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The National Resources Defense Council has given us a view from above on extreme temperature, smog and allergen pollution, drought and flood vulnerability in the United States for select periods over the last two decades. (more)
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