Lornet Turnbull wrote this article for YES! Magazine. Lornet is a Seattle-based freelance writer. Contact her at lturnbull321@gmail.com. Follow her on Twitter @TurnbullL.
The study confirmed that only six countries met the World Health Organization’s (WHO) updated safe levels of the deadly air pollutant, particulate matter (PM) 2.5.
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