Kerry Announces Air Quality Initiative at U.S. Diplomatic Missions Overseas

U.S. to Monitor Air Quality in India and Other Countries (The New York Times)

The United States says it will expand air-quality monitoring at some overseas diplomatic missions, following several years of reporting pollution data in China.

The goal is to increase awareness of the health risks of outdoor air pollution, which easily spreads across borders, Secretary of State John Kerry said in announcing the program on Wednesday.

The program is intended to help United States citizens abroad reduce their exposure to pollution and to help other countries develop their own air-quality monitoring through training and exchanges with American experts, he said.