Air Improvements and Lifespan

Thanks to clean-air initiatives mandated over the past two decades, Americans can now expect to live an average of 21 weeks longer. That’s right, due to a significant decline in fine particles emitted by cars, engines, factories, and power plants, now’s the time to start making plans for another five months of existence. The study, headed by Brigham Young University epidemiologist, Arden Pope, revealed that cities with greater air-quality improvement added even more years to its citizens’ lives. With an estimated 1.4 percent deaths worldwide resulting from air pollution, this encouraging news bolsters the argument in favor of regulation and proves that air quality really is a matter of life and death.