Sound Bites — August 25, 2008 By Whitney Blake FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint August 25, 2008 4:00 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint “According to a study by the Desert Research Institute, pollutant levels at the beginning of the 20th century were two to five times higher than current levels of pollution.” – Sam Barrett, Popsci.com Related Content Op-Eds Trump gets it right on AI Editorials Trump must escalate to de-escalate the war in Ukraine Investigations Espionage-linked Chinese company embedded in top US research labs Columnists Letitia James and an eye for an eye World Witkoff and Kushner visit Gaza and attend rally in Tel Aviv ahead of hostage release