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Nearly 2 in 5 Americans breathe unhealthy air. Why it’s getting …

WEBA rising number of Americans — nearly 2 in 5 — has been living with unhealthy levels of air pollution, while the United States experienced a record number of …

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Particulate Pollution is the Greatest Threat to Human …

WEBMeasured in terms of life expectancy, particulate pollution is consistently the world’s greatest risk to human health, according to a report by EPIC’s Air Quality Life …

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Air Pollution and its Threat to Health are Unequally Spread …

WEBAs global pollution edged upward in 2021, so did its burden on human health, according to new data from the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI). If the world were to …

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Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says …

WEBvia AFP. Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol, with the threat worsening in its global epicenter …

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Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says …

WEBIn the News. August 29, 2023. Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says benchmark study Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on …

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Air Pollution is as Much of a Threat as Communicable …

WEBLife Expectancy Impacts of Particulate Pollution and Other Health Threats in the Four Most Populous Countries in West Africa. The health focus in Sub-Saharan …

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New Index finds air pollution reduces global life expectancy by

WEBGlobally, the AQLI reveals that particulate pollution reduces average life expectancy by 1.8 years, making it the greatest global threat to human health.

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Meeting Tightened U.S. Pollution Standard Would Save …

WEBThe latest data from the Air Quality Life Index shows that if this tightened standard is met across the country, 6.6 million more total life years would be saved …

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Polluted Air Shortens Human Lifespans More Than Tobacco, Study …

WEBCigarette smoking and other uses of tobacco shave an average of 2.2 years off lifespans globally. But merely breathing—if the air is polluted—is more damaging to …

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'Threat multiplier': How climate change affects health EPIC

WEBBut quantifying the overall impact is an extremely complicated task, experts told AFP, because global warming affects health in many different ways, from the …

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Air Pollution Worse for Global Lifespan Than Cigarettes or Alcohol

WEBAir pollution can lead to strokes, heart disease, lung cancer and other respiratory diseases, according to the World Health Organization. It is on track to reduce the global average …

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Air Pollution Cuts Life Expectancy by More Than Two Years, Study …

WEBReuters covers the release of the AQLI's 2022 Annual Report. Chronic air pollution cuts average global life expectancy by more than two years per person, a study published on …

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Beyond the Pandemic: Improving Healthcare Systems Slashes …

WEBThis experience is eerily familiar to life for billions of people today. When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in late 2019, Hong Kong fared relatively well. Similar in …

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New Index finds air pollution reduces global life expectancy by …

WEBFossil fuel-driven particulate air pollution cuts global average life expectancy by 1.8 years per person, according to a new pollution index and accompanying report …

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Fracking Has Its Costs And Benefits -- The Trick Is Balancing Them

WEBOn the benefits side, fracking increases economic activity, employment, income and housing prices. But, it also brings more truck traffic, increases in crime and potential …

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Institute of Politics (IOP): Fellow Heather McGhee “Inside New …

WEBIn the spring of 2019, an unlikely coalition of labor unions, renters, environmentalists, civil rights organizations and students won one of the nation’s most sweeping laws to …

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Dr. Awa Sabally-Touray and Dr. Sunkaru Touray EPIC

WEBBased in Texas, medical professionals Dr. Awa Sabally-Touray and Dr. Sunkaru Touray together launched the ‘Permian Health Clean Air Initiative’ 18 months ago. Their primary …

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