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- Leaders of the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE) expressed their determination to join the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP) in taking action, VACNE, December 21, 2022
- Liquid tree to combat air pollution in Belgrade, Balkan Green Energy News, November 25, 2022
- Understanding How Air Pollution Contributes To Rising NCD Rates, Medtronic Labs, November 10, 2022
- Clean air activists condemn ‘silent pandemic’ of pollution in African cities, RFI, October 31, 2022
- Reducing Transboundary Pollution to Improve Human Health, Protect the Environment and Climate, and Ensure Healthy Food for All, G20 Insights, September 27, 2022
- Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution Programme (SMEP): A Circular Economy Experiment in the Global South, SAGE Journals, July 3, 2022
- These low-cost sensors are helping Uganda tackle rising air pollution, World Economic Forum, June 5, 2022
- Ugandan researchers develop low cost sensors to track air pollution, Reuters, May 30, 2022
- The impact of chemical pollution is too high to be ignored, Precision Tox, May 25, 2022
- “Modern” Pollution Sources Kill More People than Ever; Overall Death Toll 9 Million, Health Policy Watch, May 18, 2022
- Pollution and Health: A progress update, The Lancet Planetary Health, May 17, 2022
- Global stakeholders welcome green light for international chemicals panel, Chemical Watch, March 3, 2022
- “Mapping Our ‘Pollution Landscape'”, Resurgence and Ecologist Magazine, Feb 28, 2022
- Burlington Consensus: science and policy’s call for a global panel on chemicals, waste, and pollution, Royal Society of Chemistry, Feb 22, 2022
- “Water is essential in fight against AMR”, Water and Wastewater Asia, Jan 27, 2022
- Water considered essential in fight against anti-microbial resistance, Enviro News Nigeria, Jan 20, 2022
- Blueair and NGO partners find victory in call for change for clean air for children, AL Press, Jan 4, 2022
- Why We Need a Science Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution, SDG Knowledge Hub, Dec. 9, 2021
- Shine on air pollution management from burning in farmland Southeast Asia, MGR Online, Oct. 8, 2021
- Global chemical intensification, The Manila Times, Sept. 11, 2021
- Fighting Lead Poisoning- Multi-sector approach imperative: speakers, The Daily Star, July 20, 2021
- Summary report from the Berlin Forum on Chemicals and Sustainability, Earth Negotiations Bulletin, July 10, 2021
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There’s Lead In Your Turmeric, Vox, The Weeds, Podcast May 4th, 2021
- Feebly fighting Lahore’s filthy air, Daily Times, Feb. 15, 2021
- It’s Time to Act on Air Pollution in the Balkans, Balkan Insight, Jan. 28, 2021
- Vietnam considers shutting down polluting facilities to improve air quality – VnExpress International, Pathofex, Jan. 20, 2021
- From Belgrade to Sarajevo, the cities suffocated by pollution, Il Piccolo, Jan. 9, 2021 (in Italian)
- Footprints: The unequal opportunity killer, Dawn, Jan. 4, 2021
2019 Pollution and Health Metrics Report:
- Explained: Why have Serbians been protesting over lithium mining?, The Indian Express, Jan 25, 2022
- The ‘City of Gardens’ to Most Polluted Place on Globe, The Technology Times, Jan 17, 2022
- World’s most polluted city, The Express Tribune, Dec 27, 2021
- Opinion: The South Asian health disaster that’s worse than covid, The Washington Post, Dec 8, 2021
- LHC Considers Weeklong ‘Lockdown’ if Lahore Smog Persists, Newsweek Pakistan, Dec 1, 2021
- How Lahore became world’s most polluted city, The News International, Dec 1, 2021
- How Lahore Became the World’s Most Polluted Place, Foreign Policy, Nov 29, 2021
- Why Pakistan has some of the most polluted cities in the world, Deutsche Welle, Nov 1, 2021
- Action Demanded After Landfill Fire Covers Belgrade in Smoke, Balkan Insight, Aug 9, 2021
- EXCLUSIVE Nicusor Dan, fined for what was also sanctioned Firea: air quality in Bucharest, Newsweek Romania, Aug 9, 2021
- There is a correlation between climate change and toxic pollution, La Fent, Aug 3, 2021
- Leave Dirty Energy and Switch to EBT, Koran Jakarta, July 31, 2021
- Pollution, climate change directly harm human health, study confirms, The New Indian Express, July 26, 2021
- Toxic pollution, climate risks directly harm human health, study confirms, ANI, July 25, 2021
- Climate change and toxic pollution: Which countries are most at risk?, Medical News Today, July 22, 2021
- New study confirms relationship between toxic pollution, climate risks to human health, Science Daily, July 21, 2021
- New analysis reveals global distribution of toxic pollution and climate change, Science Daily, July 21, 2021
- How Serbia Became China’s Dirty-Energy Dumping Ground, Foreign Policy, July 16, 2021
- Air pollution top environmental concern among Vietnamese citizens, VnExpress, Mar. 13, 2021
- Government report labels Hanoi most polluted city in Vietnam, VnExpress, June 6, 2020
- Climate Activist: Leaders Must Act in Unison During Crises, New York Times, April 22, 2020
- Climate activist: leaders must act in unison during crises, AP, April 22, 2020
- Serbs Protest for Clean Air After Topping Pollution Death List, Bloomberg Green, Feb. 5, 2020
- Cycling through Europe’s deadliest air, BBC News, Feb. 3, 2020
- Report: Pollution Remains Largest Environmental Threat to Human Health, Voice of America, Jan 28, 2020
- Serbians Don Masks and Take to Smog-Filled Streets to Demand Cleaner Air, New York Times, Jan. 17, 2020
- Worldwide Pollution-Related Deaths Topped 8 Million in 2017, Voice of America, Jan. 13, 2020
- ‘Scary Moms’ are Part of the Citizen War Against Pollution in Pakistan, NPR, Jan. 6, 2020
- This Polluted World, The News International, Jan. 4, 2020
- Pollution Kills Thousands of Indonesians, Star Online, Jan. 3, 2020
- Charting the News, The Journal Times, Jan. 3, 2020
- Pollution kills more than 230,000 Indonesians Per Year, The Jakarta Post, Jan. 2, 2020
- Dirty Air and Water are Killing Us, The Progressive, Dec. 31, 2019
- Pakistan Among Top 5 Countries With Most Premature Deaths Due to Pollution, ProPakistani, Dec. 31, 2019
- GAHP, FG and Lessons not Learned, Peoples Daily Nigeria, Dec 30, 2019
- Zagađenje odnosi hiljade života na Balkanu svake godine, Al Jazeera, Dec. 29, 2019
- India Ranked First in Pollution Related Premature Deaths in 2017, CSR Fournal, Dec. 26, 2019
- Pollution Kills Over 71,300 in Vietnam in a Year, Vietnam Express, Dec. 24, 2019
- Nigeria Leads Other Africa Countries in Pollution-Related Deaths, The Guardian Nigeria, Dec. 23, 2019
- Pollution Deaths, The Express Tribune, Dec. 22, 2019
- India Leads the Most Deaths Linked to Pollution, Nature World News, Dec. 21, 2019
- Study: Pollution Kills 8.3 Million People Annually, Forbes, Dec. 20, 2019
- Weekly Digest: Top Stories, The Weather Channel, Dec. 20, 2019
- China, India, Pakistan Suffer From Most Air Pollution Linked Deaths, EurAsian Times, Dec. 20, 2019
- India Leads World in Pollution Linked Deaths, Star Online, Dec. 20, 2019
- North Korea has 3rd-Highest Air Pollution-Related Deaths, Korea Herald, Dec. 20, 2019
- Telling Numbers: India Has Most Deaths Caused by Pollution in 2017, The Indian Express, Dec. 20, 2019
- US is 7th Deadliest Country for Pollution, EcoWatch, Dec. 19, 2019
- Telling Numbers: India Had Most Deaths Caused by Pollution in 2017, MSN, Dec. 19, 2019
- A Deadly Distinction, Mint, Dec. 19, 2019
- India Leads World in Pollution-Linked Deaths, AsiaOne, Dec. 19, 2019
- India Leads the World In Air Pollution Related Deaths, Followed by China, The Quint, Dec. 19, 2019
- Pollution-Linked Deaths Greatest in India, China and Nigeria, Japan Times, Dec. 19, 2019
- India Leads World in Pollution Linked Deaths, Al Arabiya, Dec. 18, 2019
- India leads world in pollution linked deaths: study, AFP, Dec. 18, 2019
- India leads world in pollution linked deaths: study, RFI, Dec. 18, 2019
- India leads world in pollution linked deaths: study, France 24, Dec. 18, 2019
- US among top 10 countries for pollution-related deaths, new study shows, The Guardian, Dec. 18, 2019
- India Suffers Most Pollution-Linked Deaths in World, The Guardian, Dec. 18, 2019
- In New Study Naming Pollution the ‘Largest Environmental Threat to Health,’ US Ranks Among Top 10 Nations for Premature Deaths, Common Dreams, Dec. 18, 2019
Madagascar Health and Pollution Action Plan:
- Andrew McCartor: La lutte contre la pollution de l’air dans la volonte politique, L’Hebdo, July 27, 2019
- Affection respiratoire des enfants: Pollution intérieure, attention danger, MOOV, July 16, 2019
- Pollution: Des solutions qui commencent par tout un chacun, La Gazette, July 14, 2019
- Enquete MICS—La pollution de l’air affecte la santé, L’Express, July 11, 2019
- Pollution: un décès d’enfant sur cinq y est lié, News Mada, July 11, 2019
- Combatting pollution and its effects on the health of children in Madagascar, CBNC Africa, July 11, 2019
- Les problèmes de la pollution et son impact sur les enfants au cœur des débats, UNICEF, July 10, 2019
- Combatting pollution and its effects on the health of children in Madagascar, UN Children’s Fund, July 10, 2019
- L’impact des problèmes de la pollution sur les enfants au cœur des débats, Orange, July 10, 2019
- Les problèmes de la pollution et son impact sur les enfants au cœur des débats, Lakroan’i Madagasikara, July 2019
- Départ du bon pied entre MEEF et GAHP, Oct. 2018
- Taux de Mortalite, Newsmada, Oct. 2018
- La Pollution Menace Madagascar, Le Expesss, April 2017
The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health:
- 9m deaths a year from pollution, the ‘largest existential threat’ to humans, Mongabay, May 19, 2022
- La contaminación ambiental provoca más muertes en el mundo que el coronavirus, El Pais, May 18, 2022
- Pollution Killed 9 Million People Globally In 2019: Report, NDTV, May 18, 2022
- Pollution caused one in six deaths worldwide in 2019, finds study, The Hindu, May 18, 2022
- La pollution est responsable de 9 millions de morts chaque année dans le monde, Le Monde, May 18, 2022
- Pollution behind 1 in 6 global deaths in 2019: study France 24, May 18, 2022
- One in six killed by pollution worldwide, study finds CNN, May 18, 2022
- Pollution caused 1 in 6 deaths globally The Washington Post, May 18, 2022
- ‘Polluted’ babies, millions dead: Scientists sound alarm on global pollution USA Today, May 18, 2022
- Pollution’s fatal threat gains urgency after 9 million died in one year NBC News, May 18, 2022
- Pollution Kills 9 Million People a Year as Fixes Are Neglected, Bloomberg, May 18, 2022
- 1 in 6 deaths worldwide attributed to pollution: Review, ABC News, May 18, 2022
- Pollution responsible for one in six deaths across planet, scientists warn, The Guardian, May 17, 2022
- Pollution killing 9 million people a year, Africa hardest hit – study, Reuters, May 17, 2022
- Global pollution kills 9 million people each year, study finds, CBS News, May 17, 2022
- Study Identifies Outdoor Air Pollution as the ‘Largest Existential Threat to Human and Planetary Health’, Inside Climate News, May 17 2022
- Pollution responsible for 1 in 6 deaths worldwide: study, The Hill, May 17, 2022
- Bold steps to address the global pollution crisis, OECD Development News, Jun. 19, 2019
- Pollution and Global Health – An Agenda for Prevention, Environmental Health Perspectives, Aug. 2018
- How gaps in policy implementation cause public health malpractice, The Lancet, Jun. 16, 2018
- Towards a healthier and safer environment, commentary from WHO, The Lancet, Oct. 2017
- Our polluted world: the need for a global pollution strategy, The Lancet, Sept. 2017
- Air Pollution — Crossing Borders, The Lancet, July 9, 2016
- Environmental pollution, health, and development: a Lancet–Global Alliance on Health and Pollution–Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Commission, The Lancet, Oct 10, 2015
- Global panel on pollution, health launched, pdf, Press Trust of India, Oct. 6, 2015
Pollution and the SDGs:
- What You Need To Know About Toxic Pollution: A Conversation with Richard Fuller, World Bank News Apr 21, 2015
- MEET A 2015-ER: RICHARD FULLER, UN Dispatch, Apr 8, 2015
- Put pollution on the environmental agenda again!, Ideas for Development, Apr 7, 2015
- Pollution a Key but Underrated Factor in New Development Goals, IPS News, Mar 28, 2015
Turning the Corner on Toxic Pollution Report:
- Killing Us Softly, IRIN News, Mar 27, 2015
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10 Nations Reduce Pollution Deaths, Huffington Post, Mar 6, 2015
- Ten of the World’s Most Toxic Places Fight Back Against Pollution, Weather.com, Feb 3, 2015
- Rich countries solved this problem decades ago, but now millions of poor people are dying from it, Quartz, Jan 27, 2015 PDF
- 10 toxic pollution success stories, Toronto Star Jan 27, 2015 PDF
- Developing Nations Write Hopeful New Chapters in a Toxic Legacy, IPS News Jan 27, 2015 PDF
- The Leading Cause of Death in Developing Countries Might Surprise You, Ensia Jan 13, 2015
- Pollution Kills Far More People Than Malaria Or Ebola In The Developing World, Fast Company Co-Exist, Feb. 2, 2015
