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General News:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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
