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Pennsylvania Leads The Nation In Percentage Of Premature Deaths By Air Pollution

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A new study has a scary conclusion for everyone in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania leads the country in the percentage of premature deaths caused by air pollution.

Researchers at MIT found poor air quality caused more than 4,800 Pennsylvanians to die prematurely in 2018.

California and New York had more deaths, but the amount per capita was higher in Pennsylvania.

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