America’s air monitors are disappearing. So is your power to expose polluters.

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By Ames AlexanderSep 13, 2026, 9:00 am79 ptsTrending
Across much of the U.S., people have little way to know when the air they breathe turns dangerous. Over recent decades, federal funding for public air monitoring has declined, the number of monitors has fallen, and much of the remaining equipment is aging or located far from major polluters. Now, the stakes are…

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