US Embassy's DOSAir Program Ends

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US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself

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The US Embassy in Beijing started regularly tweeting about the air quality in the city in 2008 .

The data contradicted the figures published by the Chinese government.

The State Department program eventually became an example of a smart, efficient diplomacy that boosted American soft power while bringing about real-world changes.

A spokesperson for the State Department says the program is abruptly ending due to budget constraints.

The DOSAir program was welcomed in many other countries as well, especially those that didn’t have an existing infrastructure to collect air quality data.

In some cases, local governments used the high-quality data collected at US embassies to calibrate readings on their own lower-cost air monitors.

The program demonstrated how relatively low-cost information technologies could be used to spur substantial reductions of air pollution.

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