State Department halts global monitoring of air pollution
The program had used sensors at more than 80 U.S. embassies and consulates to track air quality, mostly in places where such ...
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Trump shuts down worldwide air quality monitoring program
Pedestrians walk on an overpass as traffic snarls amid haze from air pollution in Beijing in 2023. The State Department is ...
U.S. State Department Shuts Down Pollution Monitoring Abroad
Since 2008, embassies and other diplomatic posts had been publishing data about local air quality. In many countries, it was ...
US embassies end pollution data popular in China and India
The United States on Tuesday ended pollution tracking by its embassies that had been a vital source of data especially in ...
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US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself
In 2008, the US Embassy in Beijing started regularly tweeting about the air quality in the city, which was gearing up to host China’s first Olympic Games. Two times a day, the embassy ...
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China achieves remarkable progress in environmental protection, air quality
China has undergone profound and transformative changes in its ecological environment, with significant improvements in air quality, Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu said.He made the ...
Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide
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State Department says it will stop publishing global air pollution data
The U.S. State Department said it would stop publishing global air pollution data as part of attempts to shrink federal spending. The program set a worldwide standard for measuring air quality.