Air pollution will kill thousands in Europe, EEA warns

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EU environment watchdog blames governments for failing to act on air pollution warnings saying it will lead to premature deaths across the countries

Hundreds of thousands of Europeans will suffer a premature death in the next two decades as the result of governments' failure to act on air pollution, Europe's environmental watchdog has warned. In...

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