There is strong, consistent evidence that links ozone (commonly referred to as smog) to premature deaths. Cleaning up air pollution will save thousands of lives. In fact, reducing ozone pollution from the current standard of 85 ppb to 75 ppb could save about 4,000 lives per year in 95 U.S. cities studied. The larger the ozone pollution reduction, the more lives saved. A copy a fact sheet detailing new scientific evidence of the effects of ozone on short term deaths is available at: Ozone Kills
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