Future of the Environment

Our poisonous air is harming our children’s brains

A girl and a woman wearing masks watch the women's singles match between China's Wang Qiang and Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in a polluted day at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, October 6, 2015.    REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon - GF10000233719

Choking our children. Image: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Douglas Broom
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