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HomeEnvironment & Climate HealthBreathing easier: The pursuit of clean airByPaige HornorApril 17, 2025Jump to SectionShare PostLinkedInFacebookWhatsAppEmailCopy link Presented jointly with C-CHANGEA staggering 99 percent of the world’s people live in places with dangerous levels of air pollution. Dirty air has been linked to dementia, heart disease, stroke, cancer, respiratory illnesses—and millions of premature deaths each year. And climate change is only worsening the problem.
In this panel discussion, experts in clinical care and environmental research discussed the threat of air pollution and explored solutions. SPEAKERSDouglas Dockery, John L. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Professor of Environmental Epidemiology, Emeritus, Harvard T.
H. Chan School of Public HealthAmruta Nori-Sarma, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health and Population Science, Harvard T.H.
Chan School of Public HealthC. Arden Pope III, Mary Lou Fulton Professor of Economics, Brigham Young UniversityMary Rice, Mark and Catherine Winkler Associate Professor of Environmental Respiratory Health, and Director, Center for Climate Health and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE), Harvard T.H.
Chan School of Public HealthMODERATORKari Nadeau, John Rock Professor of Climate and Population Studies; Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthAbout The AuthorPaige HornorRelated TopicsEnvironment & Climate HealthLast UpdatedRelated NewsIn the MediaHow does the body respond to dangerous heat?Environment & Climate HealthApril 17, 2025In the MediaHow to get toxic ‘forever chemicals’ out of workplacesEnvironment & Climate HealthApril 10, 2025Exposure to wildfire smoke linked with worsening mental health conditionsEnvironment & Climate HealthApril 4, 2025Get the latest public health newsStay connected with Harvard Chan SchoolSubscribe to our newslettersUnleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.
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