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Why Beijing's Air Has Turned Deadly and How It Can Be Reversed

  • Capital's air quality forecast to deteriorate again Saturday
  • Advocates call for reform of energy system driven by coal

China Air Pollution, Oil and COP21 Climate Progress

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With toxic haze forecast to return to Beijing on Saturday, many city residents are asking how a deterioration in air quality can be reversed and what city officials can do to avoid the kind of “red alert” that curtailed daily life in the nation’s capital this week.

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