US EPA Allocates $83 Million for Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring

In the US the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is allocating $83 million to enhance air quality monitoring, following the recent tightening of soot pollution standards. The funding set to expand air quality networks, includes $81 million in grants for air agencies and an additional $2 million to support monitoring in low-income and disadvantaged communities. The move comes in response to a significant gap in air quality monitoring, with about two-thirds of US counties currently lacking AQ equipment.