Arden Pope, Brigham Young University (IMAGE)

Brigham Young University

Arden Pope, Brigham Young University

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Arden Pope's research shows that improvements in US air quality sparked a 35 percent reduction in deaths and disability specifically attributable to air pollution. The air today is cleaner than when most US college students were born.

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Mark Philbrick/BYU

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