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News / In the News•Feb 22, 2022

From ‘Airpocalypse’ to Olympic Blue: China’s Air Quality Transformation

The AQLI finds that if China were to meet the WHO guideline, the country’s citizens would gain another 2.6 years of life expectancy.
via Grid
News / In the News•Jul 01, 2020

Study Finds Automatic Monitors Significantly Improve The Quality Of Pollution Data Reported In China

A new EPIC study finds that automated pollution monitors in China led to more accurate readings and that citizens used this information to protect themselves better against the harms of...
via Green Car Congress
News / In the News•Mar 17, 2019

Xi Jinping Is Making Sweeping Changes To How China Is Run

CNN details China President Xi Jinping's agenda, including his environmental priorities. Director Michael Greenstone's analysis of China's efforts to reduce air pollution is cited as evidence China is "War on...
via CNN
News / In the News•Jan 11, 2019

China Could Lift Life Expectancy By Nearly Three Years If It Meets WHO Smog Standards: Study

Reuters reports on the launch of EPIC's Air Qualiy Life Index (AQLI) Mandarin version, which was unveiled during a presentation on China's progress in reducing air pollution given by EPIC...
via Reuters
News / In the News•Apr 18, 2018

China Fights Big Smog With Big Air Purifier

AFP cites EPIC Director Michael Greenstone's analysis that shows China has dramatically reduced its air pollution over the past four years.
via AFP
News / In the News•Apr 16, 2018

U.S. Businesses Worried Over Chinese Policy Initiative

Citing Michael Greenstone's research on China's success in reducing air pollution, Marketplace explains how the Communist party's top-down government initiatives has American businesses worried they'll fall behind.
via Marketplace
News / In the News•Apr 09, 2018

China Cuts Smog But Burns More Coal

Michael Greenstone's data analysis showing reductions in China's air pollution is cited by Radio Free Asia.
via Radio Free Asia
News / In the News•Mar 30, 2018

China ‘Environment Census’ Reveals 50% Rise In Pollution Sources

The Guardian cites EPIC Director Michael Greenstone's data analysis on Chinese air pollution in a story examining preliminary results from the government's "environmental census."
via The Guardian

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