Insight / Podcast•Nov 20, 2017

There’s an App For That: The Role of Data Transparency in the War on Pollution

Rapid economic growth powered by cheap fossil fuels has lifting millions out of poverty in China, and fueled deadly pollution. Learn how transparent data can lead to calls for change.

Areas of Focus: Environment

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Environment

Producing and using energy damages people’s health and the environment. EPIC research is quantifying the social costs of energy choices and uncovering policies that help protect health while facilitating growth.

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, Air Pollution

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Air Pollution

Air pollution from fossil fuel combustion poses a grave threat to human health worldwide. EPIC research is using real-world data to calculate the effects of air pollution on human health...

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Centers & Initiatives

There’s an App For That: The Role of Data Transparency in the War on Pollution

Christa Hasenkopf on Air Quality Data Gaps

Air Pollution’s Threat to Health and the Tools to Combat It Remain Unequally Distributed Worldwide

Ninety of the top 100 most polluted districts in the world are all in India

As Europe Tightens its Pollution Standard, Most Eastern European Countries Won’t be Complying, Cutting Their Lives Shorter than their Western Neighbors

The Tools to Confront Rising Pollution in Central and West Africa are Missing

While Particulate Pollution is the Greatest External Risk to Human Health Globally, Funding to Confront it Remains Largely Unbalanced

Southeast Asian Cities are Pollution Hotspots

Consistent Wildfire Smoke’s Heavy Toll: California is Home to 20 of the Top 30 Most Polluted Counties

Air Pollution’s Threat to Health and the Tools to Combat It Remain Unequal

U.S. Fishing Policy Increases Fishing Sustainability and Long-Term Revenue

U.S. Fishing Policy Does Not Hold Back Fishers from Making Their Catch

Regulating Biological Resources: Lessons from Marine Fisheries in the United States

Disclosure of Hydraulic Fracturing Activities Leads to Reduced Pollution

International spillover effects of air pollution: Evidence from mortality and health data

How Human and Ecosystem Health are Intertwined

Using Smart Meters to Enforce Water Restrictions Reduces Water Use, But Also Increases Community Complaints

Man vs. Machine: Technological Promise and Political Limits of Automated Regulation Enforcement

Grid Reliability Through Clean Energy

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Themes & Topics

Centers & Initiatives

Themes & Topics

Centers & Initiatives

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Christa Hasenkopf on Air Quality Data Gaps

Air Pollution’s Threat to Health and the Tools to Combat It Remain Unequally Distributed Worldwide

Ninety of the top 100 most polluted districts in the world are all in India

As Europe Tightens its Pollution Standard, Most Eastern European Countries Won’t be Complying, Cutting Their Lives Shorter than their Western Neighbors

The Tools to Confront Rising Pollution in Central and West Africa are Missing

While Particulate Pollution is the Greatest External Risk to Human Health Globally, Funding to Confront it Remains Largely Unbalanced

Southeast Asian Cities are Pollution Hotspots

Consistent Wildfire Smoke’s Heavy Toll: California is Home to 20 of the Top 30 Most Polluted Counties

Air Pollution’s Threat to Health and the Tools to Combat It Remain Unequal

U.S. Fishing Policy Increases Fishing Sustainability and Long-Term Revenue

U.S. Fishing Policy Does Not Hold Back Fishers from Making Their Catch

Regulating Biological Resources: Lessons from Marine Fisheries in the United States

Disclosure of Hydraulic Fracturing Activities Leads to Reduced Pollution

International spillover effects of air pollution: Evidence from mortality and health data

How Human and Ecosystem Health are Intertwined

Using Smart Meters to Enforce Water Restrictions Reduces Water Use, But Also Increases Community Complaints

Man vs. Machine: Technological Promise and Political Limits of Automated Regulation Enforcement

Grid Reliability Through Clean Energy

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Does the Squeaky Wheel Get More Grease? The Direct and Indirect Effects of Citizen Participation on Environmental Governance in China

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