State Department halts global monitoring of air pollution
Source: Washington Post
The State Department on Tuesday halted efforts to monitor air quality levels around the world, ending a program that had provided data about a major global health risk.
The program had used air quality sensors at more than 80 U.S. embassies and consulates — mostly in countries where such data was otherwise limited or unreliable. The move follows other actions by the Trump administration to curtail environmental monitoring and climate-related science.
A State Department spokesperson confirmed the decision to suspend the program, which was first reported by the New York Times, in an email to The Washington Post late Tuesday.
“Starting on March 4, the Department’s Air Quality Monitoring Program will no longer be able to transmit air pollution data from our embassies and consulates … due to budget constraints,” the spokesperson said.
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Because who cares about the air, amiright?
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