Saskatchewan Air Pollution; More Milk or Cleaner Air for EU

(Before It's News)

Navigating newly hazardous air. With forest fires in the province’s north pumping a sometimes apocalyptic-looking haze of smoke across Saskatchewan, both healthy people and those with chronic conditions are wondering how to cope.

EU states’ dilemma: More milk or clean air. With air pollution causing an estimated 29,000 premature deaths in the UK, why would the UK government choose to increase milk production over possibly prolonging the life of some of those 29,000 citizens?

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