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In the News
July 11, 2022
Air Pollution Kills 10 Million People a Year. Why Do We Accept That as Normal?
The New York Times opinion writer David Wallace-Wells featured the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) and its latest report in a weekend essay on the threat of air pollution. In the piece, he pointed to the AQLI as the "gold standard on global air quality research" and called the Index a "remarkable and easy-to-use tool."
In the News
July 7, 2022
via Vox
What the Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Means for Air Pollution — And Your Health
“There’s no greater current external threat to public health and well-being than air quality,” Michael Greenstone tells Vox.
In the News
June 26, 2022
via Times of India
Bihar Govt to Launch Clean Air Action Plan Soon
The AQLI finds the average life expectancy of the people of Bihar is reduced by eight years due to air pollution.
In the News
June 24, 2022
via Hindustan Times
NHRC Notice to Environment Ministry on Air Pollution Impacting Life Expectancy
The results of the latest AQLI report influence the National Human Rights Commission to issue a notice to the Union environment ministry over the impact of air pollution on the life expectancy of people.
In the News
June 17, 2022
via LA Times
Pollution from California’s 2020 Wildfires Likely Offset Decades of Air Quality Gains
In an analysis from the Air Quality Life Index, researchers found that wildfire smoke probably offset decades of state and federal antipollution efforts, at least temporarily.
In the News
June 15, 2022
via Axios
Most Americans Live with Unsafe Air Pollution Levels
More than 92% of Americans live in a region with unsafe air pollution, which could lead to reduced life expectancy, according to the latest AQLI update.
In the News
June 15, 2022
via Washington Post
Air Pollution Worse for Global Lifespan Than Cigarettes or Alcohol
New data from the AQLI finds air pollution now takes more than two years off the global average life expectancy — more than cigarettes, alcohol, or conflict and terrorism.
In the News
June 15, 2022
via The World
Foul Air Depleting South and Southeast Asian Residents’ Lives
New findings from the AQLI are featured on The World.
In the News
June 14, 2022
via NDTV