The price of fresh air

China has experienced unprecedented development over the past three decades, but this growth has come at a substantial cost to the country’s environment and public health. China is notorious for extremely high levels of air pollution. As the country faces continuous environmental challenges that mirror its continuing development, there is a need to measure the health impacts of air pollution. Read Alison's MIT News article about a  recent study released by the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change quantifying the damage to the Chinese economy caused by a lack of air-quality control measures between 1975 and 2005. The study is co-authored by Noelle Selin.