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The secondhand smoke you're breathing may have come from another state

  • Written by Sebastian Eastham, Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Secondhand smoke may come from many miles away.David Tadevosian/Shutterstock.com

Scientists estimate that each year in the U.S., outdoor air pollution shortens the lives of about 100,000 people by one to two decades.

As it turns out, much of this pollution originates not in a person’s own neighborhood, but up to hundreds or even thousands of...

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