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In the News

February 15, 2025

via My Joy Online

From studying under kerosene lamps to leading an air quality revolution: A Ghanaian scientist’s mission in Malawi

Collins Gameli Hodoli remembers the warm glow of kerosene lamps lighting his childhood home. Now, Hodoli is spearheading the Malawi Initiative for Clean Air Solutions (MIfCAS), a pioneering project to establish the country’s first comprehensive air quality monitoring network with funding from the Energy Policy Institute of The University of Chicago.

In the News

February 12, 2025

via World Economic Forum

Why open air quality data is a global health imperative

"Ensuring that air quality data is widely accessible and transparently shared is not just a technical necessity – it is a fundamental step toward safeguarding public health and achieving lasting solutions for cleaner air worldwide," writes Chris Hagerbaumer, Executive Director of OpenAQ. Hagerbaumer cites EPIC's Air Quality Fund as an example of open data sharing.

In the News

February 6, 2025

via Dawn

Errant PM2.5

The more we understand air pollution, the clearer it be­­comes that it is one area where South Asian countries just cannot work in silos, writes Zofeen T. Ebrahim.

AQLI News

January 30, 2025

Job Opportunity: Data Analyst, Air Quality Life Index (AQLI)

The Air Quality Life Index is seeking a Data Analyst, based in India.

In the News

January 23, 2025

via Meteorological Technology International

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Christa Hasenkopf, commissioner of Our Common Air

Meteorological Technology International sits down with Christa Hasenkopf, commissioner of Our Common Air and director of the Clean Air Program at the Energy Policy Institute of the University of Chicago (EPIC) and the co-founder and former CEO of OpenAQ – an open-source platform of air quality data.

In the News

January 19, 2025

via Dawn

Welcome to Smogistan

A Dawn Op-Ed about Pakistan's smog season cites AQLI's research on the impacts of air pollution.

In the News

January 18, 2025

via The Daily Star

Air pollution kills 102,456 Bangladeshis every year

Air pollution is responsible for 102,456 deaths annually in Bangladesh, as per a new study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). The Daily Star cites the 2024 AQLI, which shows air pollution has reduced global life expectancy by 2.7 years, while in Bangladesh, it has decreased by 4.8 years.

Analysis

December 20, 2024

via NDTV

Opinion | Why Indians Have Just Given Up On Air Pollution Crisis

"With clear goals, sustained public action, and evidence-based enforcement, cleaner air and healthier, longer lives can become a reality for millions in the Indo-Gangetic Plain," writes AQLI Director Tanushree Ganguly in an NDTV Op-Ed.

In the News

December 13, 2024

via The Kathmandu Post

KMC to launch awareness drive on air pollution

The Kathmandu Post reports on a pollution awareness drive in Kathmandu, citing UChicago's Air Quality Life Index.