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In the News
July 22, 2025
via Dialogue Earth
Why is China’s air pollution shifting west?
From 2014 to 2022, average levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in China dropped faster than in any other country, according to the University of Chicago’s Air Quality Life Index.
In the News
July 12, 2025
via Monitor
Kampala pollution no longer up in air
Improving air quality to meet the standards set by the WHO potentially increases the life expectancy of Ugandans, according to the AQLI.
In the News
April 26, 2025
via HaRDstories
As Thailand chokes on smog, these citizens wrote the law to fix it
EPIC Clean Air Program Director Christa Hasenkopf weighs in on Thai CAN's efforts to improve air quality.
In the News
April 25, 2025
via AFP
Tradition stokes pollution at Myanmar ‘slash and burn’ festival
Myanmar residents lose 2.3 years of life expectancy as a result of pollution from farming fires and other sources, according to analysis of 2022 data by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago.
In the News
April 22, 2025
via My Joy Online
Air quality experts call for tougher action on high-polluting vehicles amid alarming death toll
The 2024 Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) finds that polluted air cuts the average global life expectancy by 1.9 years, equal to a staggering 14.9 billion life-years lost.
In the News
April 22, 2025
via East Asia Forum
Can Pakistan make the sky blue again?
The 2024 Air Quality Life Index reports that poor air quality reduces average life expectancy by 3.9 years in Pakistan.
In the News
April 20, 2025
via The Cool Down
Experts report nationwide trend that could save tens of thousands of lives each year: ‘One of the highest rates in the world’
AQLI 2024 data finds about 50,000 people in Nepal are dying annually due to dirty air.
In the News
April 15, 2025
Nitin Gadkari warns Delhi’s toxic air can cause infections in 3 days
The latest AQLI data finds toxic air pollution in Delhi is reducing people’s life expectancy by nearly 10 years, making it the biggest health threat in India.
In the News
April 11, 2025
via Nepali Times