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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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At Long Last, India Starts Measures To Curb Air Pollution

Comments (1) | air pollution, CSE, Delhi, India, International, Prakash Javadekar, WHO

A high concentration of automobiles, in particular diesel vehicles, has been driving the world's highest air pollution. (Tumblr)

Adi Radia
Staff Reporter

People are happy about the country's newly introduced air quality index, but "the acknowledgement has come too late."

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

The L.A. Commute: Why Drivers Should Sweat It

Marisa Zocco
Contributor

When it comes to stress, should L.A. just bike it out?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

A Tale Of Two Cities: “Smogtowns” Of Los Angeles And Beijing

Comments (45) | air pollution, Beijing, Environment, Haze, International, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, nation, Nation and World, PM2.5, Smog

Zihao Yang
Contributor

L.A. may be the cure to Beijing's smog problem.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

WHO: Air Pollution Causes Cancer

Comments (0) | air pollution, bladder cancer, cancer, carcnogenic, IARC, International Agency for Research on Cancer, lung cancer, Nation and World, pollution, urban, WHO, world health organization

Courtesy of Creative Commons.

Lizzie Pereira
Executive Producer

City dwellers, beware. Smoggy skies are more dangerous than you think.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

UCLA Launches Cigarette Ban

Comments (1) | air pollution, air quality, cigarette, cigarette ban, Los Angeles, UCLA

Brianna Sacks
Editor-at-Large

UCLA is the first school in the UC System to ban cigarettes.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

In China, Air Pollution Drives Expats Away

Comments (0) | air pollution, China, expat, food safety, health and safety, industrialization, International, quality of life

A haze of pollution envelopes Changsha, a major commercial city in south-central China. (Creative Commons)

Michelle Toh
Assistant News Editor

Recruiters say the costs of industrialization are starting to catch up with expatriate workers.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Rail Yard Gets Green Light By L.A. Harbor Commission

Los Angeles electrician union members (Photo: Paige Brettingen)

Paige Brettingen
Managing Editor

Though the project promises jobs, residents raise concerns over how it will impact their health.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Beijing Air Pollution Increases

Comments (0) | air pollution, bad air, Beijing, Environmental Protection Agency, epa, International, pollution, Toxic, toxins

Hannah Madans
Executive Producer

The U.S. Embassy in Beijing recorded the highest levels of air pollution since it began monitoring it in 2008.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

EPA Sets New Power Plant Emission Standards

Comments (0) | acid gas, air pollution, arsenic, coal power plant, coal-fired power plants, cyanide, Environmental Protection Agency, epa, mercury, nickel, power plant emissions, selenium

St. Johns River Power Park, Jacksonville, Fla. (photo courtesy of Creative Commons).

Agnus Dei Farrant
Executive Producer

Mercury has been shown to harm the nervous systems of children exposed in the womb.

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