WorldPingWhen U.S. embassies stopped reporting air quality, pollution rose
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For more than a decade, U.S. embassies and consulates provided independent, publicly available air-quality readings in cities around the world.
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- Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:40:01 UTC.
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