OP-ED: Air gives life, air takes life

Our pollution problem is more than just an inconvenience

I remember riding a rickshaw home, and feeling my nose burn from the air, like it was drying out. I remember the sight of the dust-coated table from which I write.

How long until it’s not safe anymore? I came upon a documentary from India on air pollution. There was a family of three members, and the father was suddenly diagnosed with lung cancer. The question was, how? He didn’t smoke, neither did he drink. The doctor said it was air pollution. It was only the tip of the iceberg.