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Why air pollution hasn't fallen more with everyone driving less
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Why air pollution hasn't fallen more with everyone driving less

Car traffic took a big dip beginning in late March, and headlines celebrated clean air around the U.S. But an NPR analysis of EPA data tells a more troubling story.
Has the pandemic cleaned up our air? Answers could lie on your doorstep
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Has the pandemic cleaned up our air? Answers could lie on your doorstep

Fewer cars, less coal-powered electricity, and industrial shutdowns combined with a cool and breezy spring has improved air quality in many areas.
A Harvard study tying coronavirus death rates to pollution is causing an uproar in Washington
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A Harvard study tying coronavirus death rates to pollution is causing an uproar in Washington

It shows conducting science in the middle of a pandemic can be fraught.
Air pollution falls by unprecedented levels in major global cities during coronavirus lockdowns

Air pollution falls by unprecedented levels in major global cities during coronavirus lockdowns

Lockdowns restricting travel and industry imposed to halt the spread of coronavirus have resulted in unprecedented reductions in deadly air pollution around the world, new analysis shows.
Air pollution could make people more vulnerable to COVID-19
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Air pollution could make people more vulnerable to COVID-19

Air pollution hits harder in communities of color. Such exposures could lead to increased risks for those infected by the novel coronavirus.
EPA won’t tighten soot rules, even as evidence point to link between air pollution and coronavirus risks

EPA won’t tighten soot rules, even as evidence point to link between air pollution and coronavirus risks

Environmental Protection Agency keeps current limits on soot in place, calling them “protective of public health.”
Air quality in the U.S. is improving due to coronavirus lockdown
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Air quality in the U.S. is improving due to coronavirus lockdown

The pandemic response has cleared the air from Los Angeles to Wuhan, China.
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