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MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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The researchers also mapped local emissions in 5,695 US cities, finding the highest emissions-related mortality rate in Baltimore, where 130 out of every 100,000 residents likely die in a given year due to long-term exposure to air pollution. Pollution from electricity generation still accounted for 52,000 premature deaths annually.

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NASA satellite images highlight US air quality improvement with reduction of NO2

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The gas is produced primarily during the combustion of gasoline in vehicle engines and coal in power plants. The mission flew previously in 2011 over Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC; in 2013 over the San Joaquin Valley, California; and in 2013 over Houston, Texas. More before-and-after images are available on flickr.

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6 Spectacular North American Train Trips

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hour round-trip), take a later train, or make the return journey on foot along a gravel path ( guided walking tours and rail-biking excursions are also available). Two open-air observation cars round out a train set regularly hauled by a restored 1950s diesel wearing the colors of the Baltimore & Ohio, the railroads onetime operator.