AQLI News
September 25, 2023
In the News
June 14, 2022
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In the News
June 14, 2022
via BBC
Air Quality: Pollution Shortening Lives by Almost 10 Years in Delhi, Says Study
Air pollution can shorten lives by almost 10 years in the Indian capital, Delhi, the world's most polluted city, according to the AQLI.
In the News
June 14, 2022
via Reuters
Air Pollution Cuts Life Expectancy by More Than Two Years, Study Says
Reuters covers the release of the AQLI's 2022 Annual Report.
In the News
June 14, 2022
via E&E News
Deadly Soot Exposure Little Affected by Covid-19 Lockdowns
The lack of change, "even in a year when economies across the world stalled because of the pandemic, underscores the immense challenge air pollution poses and the opportunities to improve human health if strong policies are enacted," says a new AQLI report.
AQLI News
June 14, 2022
Most of the World Breathes Unsafe Air, Taking More Than 2 Years Off Global Life Expectancy
Particulate pollution remained high even while Covid-19 slowed the global economy. At the same time, mounting evidence on the health impacts of pollution at low levels led to new guidelines that brought most of the world into the unsafe zone.
In the News
May 18, 2022
via Grist
Report: Pollution is Connected to 9 Million Deaths Worldwide Each Year
AQLI data finds that a failure to meet international guidelines for PM 2.5 exposure takes away roughly 21 billion years of life expectancy every year.
In the News
May 18, 2022
via CNN
One in Six Killed by Pollution Worldwide, Study Finds
Bad air could be reducing the life expectancy of hundreds of millions of Indians by as much as nine years, according to a recent study by the AQLI.
In the News
May 18, 2022
via BBC
Lancet Study: Pollution Killed 2.3 Million Indians in 2019
The AQLI finds that residents of Delhi could see up to 10 years added to their lives if air pollution was reduced to meet the WHO guideline of 10 µg/m³.
AQLI News
May 2, 2022
New AQLI Leadership Underscores Mission to Provide Data for Change
Christa Hasenkopf, whose career has focused on providing communities around the world with clean air data and resources, is the new director of the Air Quality Life Index.
In the News
April 19, 2022