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15 September 2026

Air pollution spiked after the Trump administration stopped embassy monitoring

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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. (Image credit: Photo by Melvin James Urubio/NurPhoto)

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