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December 6, 2018

via Reuters

India’s polluted air claimed 1.24 million lives in 2017 – study

Reuters cites EPIC's AQLI report in a story on a new study that calculated the number of lives lost to air pollution in India in 2017.

In the News

December 2, 2018

via Deseret News

U.S. pollution reductions have prolonged lives by 1.5 years, study finds

Deseret News reports on how AQLI helps visualize increases in life expectancy compared to 1970.

In the News

November 30, 2018

via Evening Standard

Tesco, Volkswagen and Pod Point join forces to provide electric chargers in car parks

Evening Standard reports on how AQLI findings give ground for Tesco and Volkswagen's newest electric chargers

In the News

November 28, 2018

via The Times of India

US economist says air pollution makes lives shorter by 8 years in Rohtak

Noted US economist Michael Greenstone on Tuesday has said a person staying in Rohtak could live up to eight years longer if the air quality was kept within the standards prescribed by the World Health Organisation (WHO). He said air pollution was a bigger threat to life than smoking and drug abuse but its long-term impact were often ignored

In the News

November 28, 2018

via The Hindu

‘Most people unaware of true cost of pollution’

A person living in Rohtak could live up to eight years longer if the air quality was kept within the standards prescribed by the World Health Organization (WHO), said Michael Greenstone, noted economist and director, Energy Policy Institute, University of Chicago, on Tuesday.

In the News

November 28, 2018

via Green News

Transport and solid fuels remain main source of air pollution

The EPA’s Annual Air Quality Report indicates that Ireland’s air quality has an adverse influence on people’s health with high levels of particulate matter a key concern. Particulate matter pollution is believed to be the deadliest form of air pollution due to its ability to penetrate the lungs and filter into our bloodstream.

In the News

November 28, 2018

via The Tribune India

Air pollution shortening life, time to act: US economist

Air pollution has become a big threat to the humankind and is more harmful for health than smoking, consumption of alcohol and drug abuse. Pollution is shortening the life expectancy of human beings and it is high time that governments and communities across the globe pull up their socks and act to minimise it.

In the News

November 27, 2018

via The Health Site

Living in a polluted city can reduce your lifespan by over 4 years: Study

People in India would live an average 4.3 years longer if the country met the global guidelines for particulate pollution.

In the News

November 26, 2018

via Yahoo News

‘Indians Lose Over Four Years of Their Lives to Air Pollution’

According to the new Air Quality Life Index (AQLI), developed by researchers at University of Chicago in the US, particulate air pollution cuts global average life expectancy by 1.8 years per person.