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November 20, 2018
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November 20, 2018
via Forbes
Report: Air Pollution Is Deadlier Than Smoking Or War
U.S. researchers have said that air pollution, primarily caused by burning fossil fuels, is the world's top killer over smoking and war.
In the News
November 19, 2018
via Thomas Reuters Foundation News
Deadly air pollution shortens lives by nearly 2 years – researchers
Reuters introduces the AQLI as a one of its kind tool that quantifies the number of years lost due to air pollution
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November 19, 2018
via The Hindu
Delhiites’ life expectancy reduced by 10 years due to pollution: report
The Hindu references key findings of AQLI which shows that life expectancy can increase almost everywhere in the world if air quality met WHO standards
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November 19, 2018
via Daily Mail
Air pollution is shaving YEARS off people’s lives: Some cities could extend lifespans by more than a year if they got air quality under control, study warns
Daily Mail quotes EPIC Director Michael Greenstone on AQLI's potential to create policy changes by demonstrating tangible measures of pollution's effects.
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November 19, 2018
Air Pollution Is Deadliest Threat to Human Health, Researchers Say
The Weather Channel highlights EPIC finding that particular matter (PM) air pollution from fossil fuels is deadliest source of pollution
In the News
November 19, 2018
via hindustan times
Air pollution reduces life by 4.3 years, deadlier than smoking and alcohol: Report
The hindustan times references a report co-authored by University of Chicago economists Michael Greenstone and Claire Qing Fan that calls attention to the effect of air pollution on life expectancy
In the News
November 19, 2018
Air pollution cuts average Indian’s life expectancy by over 4 years
The Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) quotes EPIC Director Michael Greenstone on the importance of incorporating life expectancy into its newly released AQLI
In the News
November 19, 2018
Delhi’s air quality in 2016 decreased life expectancy by 10 years, reveals study
Press Trust of India (PTI) uses EPIC's newly released AQLI to illuminate the causal relationship between air pollution and life expectancy in New Delhi.
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November 19, 2018
via Devdiscourse