"Research suggests 41,800 premature US deaths in 2024 were attributable to road pollution"
"Roughly five Americans die every hour due to exposure to toxic road vehicle pollution, a new study has found.
It’s the latest warning showing fossil-fueled transit is a major driver of mortality.
In 2024 alone, the study found, more 41,800 premature deaths in the US were attributable to road pollution.
“Transportation emissions have real, everyday impacts on the health and safety of communities we live in and represent,” said Paul Jones III, the transportation planner at the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, a network of grassroots community-based groups which reviewed the new research."
Source: Guardian, 07/01/2026
