Quake Helps Nepal Clear Blackened Air Over Brick Kilns

There are more than 150,000 kilns in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal that belch out tons of soot, known as black carbon, a major air pollutant and the second largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide. But in one corner of the region, a devastating earthquake in 2015 that laid waste to much of Nepal, gave the country a chance to clean up its act. VOA's Julie Taboh has more.