Disease

Carbon Illness

A new report by Boston University and University of North Carolina researchers says air pollution from oil and natural gas production is responsible for thousands of early deaths and cases of childhood asthma each year across the U.S. It adds that respiratory and cardiovascular-related hospitalisations, adverse pregnancy outcomes and other health challenges the pollution brings are responsible for about $77 billion in annual health care costs. The report calls for comprehensive nationwide regulations to protect Americans from such pollution.