Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution

Nothing is as elemental, as essential to human life, as the air we breathe. Yet around the world, in rich countries and poor ones, it is quietly poisoning us.

Air pollution prematurely kills seven million people every year, including more than one hundred thousand Americans. It is strongly linked to strokes, heart attacks, many kinds of cancer, dementia, and premature birth, among other ailments. Join author, Beth Gardiner, as she exposes the political decisions and economic forces that have kept so many of us breathing dirty air. Discover the scientists who have transformed our understanding of pollution’s effects on the body and the ordinary people fighting for a cleaner future.

A book signing follows the event.