Topic: air pollution
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Beijing's Air Quality Catastrophe
Pollution has reached an all-time high, reminding us that China's economic growth has come at the cost of environmental disaster.
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Tehran's Air Pollution Is Killing Thousands
And air quality is only getting worse.
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People Trying to Reduce Air Pollution Might Be Inhaling Even More Pollution
Bicyclists and public-bus commuters in San Diego are exposing themselves to a whole lot of crap in the air, according to new research.
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When Your City Is Killing You
In Several Ways to Die in Mexico City, author Kurt Hollander explores the way a city's air, food, and diseases actually affect us.
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Finding of the Day: 8% of L.A. Childhood Asthma Cases Due to Freeway Proximity
Kids who live near busy roads are more likely to develop asthma.
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You Can Literally Hear What Pollution Sounds Like
A team of scientists assigned tones to different air pollutants. Here are the results.
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Olympics 2012
Is London's Air Up to Snuff?
How does England's air quality compare to that of past hosts, and could it affect athletes?
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High-Tech Outerwear Designed to Fight Air Pollution
Behold, the ultimate in green fashion: a jacket that identifies and cleanses foul air.
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Photos
China's Air Pollution Problem Explained in One Animation
These before-and-after graphics show just how severe the problem has become.
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Photos
What Pittsburgh Looked Like When It Decided It Had a Pollution Problem
Photographs from the 1940s of the Steel City as it began to address its notoriously smoky air.
