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In the News
December 2, 2020
How One Person in Pakistan Made a Difference for Air Quality
On average, people living in Pakistan have their life expectancy reduced by 2.6 years due to poor air quality according to the Air Quality Life Index.
In the News
November 23, 2020
via Jagran English
Delhi Air Pollution: Stubble Burning Share in City’s Pollution Rises to 42%
Delhi residents will lose on an average of 9.4 years of life according to the Air Quality Life Index.
In the News
October 26, 2020
via Outlook India
Chokehold
“Particulate air pollution is extremely hazardous, even more than smoking cigarettes, and shortens lives globally. There is no greater current risk to human health,” says Michael Greenstone, EPIC Director.
In the News
October 25, 2020
via Hindustan Times
How China Managed to Consistently Reduce PM 2.5 Concentrations in Recent Years
A 2018 analysis on why China is winning the war on pollution is featured in Hindustan Times.
In the News
October 21, 2020
via Dhaka Tribune
Death Toll from Air Pollution Sees Alarming Rise in Bangladesh
The AQLI finds air pollution, especially the presence of particulate matter in the air, is shortening the life expectancy of Bangladeshis by seven years on average.
In the News
October 21, 2020
via CNN
India is Facing a Double Health Threat this Winter: Pollution and the Pandemic
New Delhi residents could live an extra 10.2 years if the air was clean enough to meet WHO standards for particulate concentrations, according to the University of Chicago's Air Quality Life Index.
In the News
October 19, 2020
via The Wire Science
Not Just a Committee – We Need the Whole Govt To Address Stubble-Burning
Jyoti Pande Lavakare of Care For Air writes about EPIC's Air Quality Life Index in The Wire Science.
In the News
October 16, 2020
via Down to Earth
North India Air Turns Bad as Winter Approaches, CPCB Data Shows
The AQLI finds air pollution shortened lives by 9.4 years in the national capital Delhi and 8.6 years in Uttar Predesh, the most polluted state.
In the News
October 7, 2020
via Hindustan Times