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General News:

• 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
• 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:

• 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:

• 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
• 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