# Residential air pollution linked to higher depression scores among 9/11 responders

https://mins.news/en/item/54928

- ABC News, 2026-09-11 15:49 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://abcnews.com/Health/residential-air-pollution-linked-higher-depression-scores-911/story?id=136361763

> A new study finds that exposure to air pollution and extreme heat in the neighborhoods where 9/11 first responders live compounded poor health outcomes and was associated with higher depression scores.

## Related coverage

- [9/11 first responders push for dementia coverage](https://mins.news/en/video/53931) — NBC News, 2026-09-11