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Air pollution spiked after the Trump administration stopped embassy monitoring
In 2025, the Trump administration ended a long-running program to collecting air pollution data at U.S. embassies. A new study suggests that led to a 24-33% increase in local pollution levels.
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In 2025, the Trump administration discontinued a long‑running program that collected air‑pollution data at U.S. embassies worldwide. A new study indicates that this policy change coincided with a 24‑33% rise in local pollution levels at those sites. The research links the loss of systematic monitoring to the observed spike in air‑quality metrics.
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