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Beth Gardiner

Beth Gardiner is a journalist and the author of Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution (University of Chicago Press). Her work has appeared in publications including the New York TimesThe GuardianNational Geographic and Smithsonian, and she is a former longtime Associated Press reporter.