In fact, pollution -- as the WHO has reported -- is the number one cause of death in the world. Most of these deaths occur in poor countries.
The U.S. Congress has weighed in on the need to combat these new sources of pollution - mercury from small scale gold mining, lead from recycling auto batteries, chromium from tanneries, and the like.
The 2014 foreign aid budget bill mandates spending "not less than $5,000,000 from funds appropriated under Title III of this Act, to be administered by USAID, for small grants to support initiatives in poor countries where the air, soil and/or water is polluted by toxic chemicals to eliminate the threats to health and the environment caused by such pollution."
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