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AQLI News

August 28, 2024

Air Pollution Remains the Greatest External Risk to Human Health as Most Countries Fail to Set or Meet Their Own Standards for Clean Air

While pollution slightly dipped due largely to a trend reversal in South Asia, more than three-quarters of countries around the world have not set or aren’t meeting national pollution standards.
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AQLI News

September 12, 2024

AQLI Top Charts 2024

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Analysis

June 6, 2024

How combating air pollution can also help create a more equal world

via The Leaflet

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In the News

March 9, 2023

via Bloomberg Opinion

New Delhi Is Already Back to Its Bad Old Ways

Data from AQLI shows that Delhi's pollution levels are 21x the amount recommended by the World Health Organization, Ruth Pollard writes in Bloomberg Opinion.

In the News

February 22, 2023

via South China Morning Post

China’s environment chief names and shames state-owned pollution cheats in snap inspection

Findings from the Air Quality Life Index 2022 Annual Update on China's pollution reductions are cited in the South China Morning Post.

In the News

February 6, 2023

via Union of Concerned Scientists

EPA Can Save Lives with Tighter Protections on Fine Particulate Pollution

Findings from the Air Quality Life Index 2022 Annual Update are cited in a Union of Concerned Scientists blog.

AQLI News

January 30, 2023

Top 5 Pollution Charts from India

EPIC-India partnered with AQLI to take a deep-dive look at key data defining the pollution challenge in India. Follow along this week as they spotlight a new chart each day.

In the News

January 24, 2023

via The Hill

Here is why Hawaii has the longest life expectancy in the country

AQLI data confirms that air quality has an effect on life expectancy. The 2022 Annual Update finds air pollution takes about 2.2 years off a person's life expectancy.

In the News

January 17, 2023

via The Dialogue

Low-Cost Air Sensors Can Improve Pollution Forecast: Study

New EPIC, Yale, and NYU study finds the use of low-cost sensors can improve pollution forecasting.

In the News

January 11, 2023

via World Economic Forum

Driving air pollution accountability and action via data transparency

99% of the world’s population experiences air pollution levels exceeding WHO guidelines, clearly necessitating action to limit our risk. AQLI data highlights that investment in tackling air pollution lags far behind the scale of the problem.

In the News

January 6, 2023

via CNBC

Biden proposes tougher limits on deadly soot pollution

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed a rule that would strengthen federal limits on industrial soot, one of the country’s most deadly air pollutants.

In the News

November 22, 2022

via The New York Times

Beijing Is Tackling Its Air Pollution Problem. Why Can’t New Delhi?

The New York Times covers AQLI air pollution data on China and India.

In the News

October 20, 2022

via Via California Examiner

2020 California Wildfires Erased 16 Years Of Climate Advances

AQLI data included in piece covering a study on the impact of wildfires on climate change.

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