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Air pollution may contribute to development of lung cancer in never-smokers

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142 points gmays | 2 comments | 04 Jul 25 18:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.524s | source
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mattigames ◴[04 Jul 25 20:33 UTC] No.44467663[source]▶
And the bill that passed just yesterday will help exacerbate this problem, the bill includes provisions that reduce royalties on oil and gas extraction from federal lands, extend tax breaks for fossil fuel production, and weaken regulations on drilling and mining.
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bboygravity ◴[04 Jul 25 20:52 UTC] No.44467798[source]▶
Because people will start driving around more for no reason just because gas is cheaper?

Or what's your reasoning for the correlation to higher future air pollution?

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1. VMG ◴[04 Jul 25 20:56 UTC] No.44467828[source]▶
They will be driving around more for marginal reasons, and they will be more likely driving a car with an internal combustion engine
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2. 123yawaworht456 ◴[04 Jul 25 21:07 UTC] No.44467894[source]▶
I love these little mask slips.