The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and partners have concluded a-day discussion on how to reduce short lived climate pollutants in Liberia. Climate pollutants are outdoor pollution dominated by black carbon that women and children suffer from on a daily basis. A 2014 report of the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that an estimated 7 million people…
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