Vehicle Pollution Leads to Thousands of Early Deaths and Costs Billions in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, Study Says
At a Glance More than 2,000 premature deaths in New York were blamed on vehicle pollution in 2016.The second-highest numbers were in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.The data was from a single year and included 12 states and the District of Columbia. Pollution from vehicle emissions caused thousands of premature deaths and led to billions of dollars in health care costs in a single year in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, even affecting those who don't live near the source, according to...