THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The number of Americans who die each year from inhaling fine-particle pollutants has dropped dramatically since 1970, thanks to laws that originated from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
That finding stems from an investigation, led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers, into the impact of EPA rules enacted by the 1970 Clean Air Act and amendments added to it in 1990.
The legislation regulated air pollutant emissions and promoted efforts to find clean alternatives.
The EPA itself had estimated in 2011 that the agency’s efforts had translated into an estimated 100,000
