Living near nature linked to longer lives, says study

"We were surprised to see that there was a 12 percent lower rate of mortality," said Peter James, study author and research associate at the Harvard Chan School’s Department of Epidemiology. "We know already that vegetation can help mitigate the effect of climate change. Our study suggests the potential co-benefit for health."

By Morgan Manella, Special to CNN

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