
The Local Haze team regrets to announce that air quality data from United States Embassies is no longer available.
For years, our work on the Local Haze has relied on accurate, real-time air quality data from the US Department of State measured at US Embassies worldwide. The shutdown of this program is a blow to transparency and public health initiatives.
This topic has been in the media recently, such as a recent New York Times article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/climate/state-department-air-monitoring-embassies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.104.N136.DerrDwbnfZsN&smid=url-share
About Local Haze
The Local Haze app is available for free download from the Apple App Store and monitors over 32,000 civic and low-cost air quality sensors over six continents.