Premature Deaths from Air Pollution Emissions (Interactive) Map (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Premature Deaths from Air Pollution Emissions (Interactive) Map

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University of Washington researchers have found that air pollution from electricity generation emissions in 2014 led to about 16,000 premature deaths in the continental U.S. In many states, the majority of the health impacts came from emissions originating in other states. Shown here is a map of the U.S. where the states are colored according to the number of premature deaths per 100,000 people in that state. Darker colors represent more deaths. For an interactive version of this map, please visit: https://public.tableau.com/views/air-pollution-deaths-electricity/Dashboard1?:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link

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Rebecca Gourley/ University of Washington

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