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In the News
December 6, 2018
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In the News
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
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
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 The Guardian