Davos report highlights worsening global air quality

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As China launches latest air pollution crackdown, Environmental Performance Index reveals almost 1.8 billion globally face poor air quality

Air quality around the world is plummeting, according to the latest version of an annual report, issued at the Davos Summit over the weekend. Produced by researchers at Yale and Columbia universities,...

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