The study, published Tuesday in the European Heart Journal, found that air pollution caused an estimated 8.8 million extra deaths worldwide in 2015, topping previous estimates that suggested ...

Dangerous air: air pollution caused by smog, like here in Mumbai, India, causes fatal diseases. In 2015, for example, more than 4.5 million people died prematurely as a result of particulate ...

Jan. 5 (UPI) --Exposure to unhealthy levels of air pollution causes 1.8 million deaths in cities worldwide each year, two studies published Wednesday by The Lancet Planetary Health estimated.

The evidence is clear: Air pollution exposure is lethal and causes death across the world. That should be important to all of us. This article was originally published on The Conversation .

An estimated 7 million people died due to air pollution globally in 2012, with more than half of the deaths linked to indoor smoke from cook stoves, according to a report by the World Health ...

Of the 7 million deaths, the WHO report notes that more than half (4.3 million) were caused by indoor air pollution, largely due to households using wood, coal, or biomass stoves.

H.B. 109 is sponsored by Rep. Stephen Handy, R-Layton and will allow air pollution to be listed as a deceased person’s cause of death by medical professionals.

Air pollution damages the heart, and contributes to many types of cardiovascular disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies heart disease as the world’s leading cause of death.

WHO: Air Pollution Causes 7 Million Deaths Each Year. Published May 12, 2016 at 9:10 AM EDT Updated Jun 12, 2016 at 4:15 PM EDT. A haze of air pollution hangs over the London skyline, May 5.

Scientists say air pollution causes more than 3 million deaths each year around the world September 16, 2015 More than 9 years ago A man walks past a coal-powered steel plant in Tianjin, China, on ...