Twenty people died, and half the people in Donora, Pennsylvania, were seriously ill from the effects of air pollution in 1948.

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The statement is true. In October 1948, a temperature inversion trapped pollutants in the air over Donora, causing severe health impacts on the town's residents. Twenty people died, and half of the population (approximately 7,000 people) became ill due to the pollution.

Twenty People Died, and Half the People in Donora, Pennsylvania