S airpollutionmonitoringnetworkissomewhatold, underfundedandtoosparsetogive a properreadingoffthequalityofairbeingbreathedbyAmericanseveryday, accordingtotheEPA.
A 2013 Obamaadministrationstudydetailed a numberofproblemswithinthenetwork, buttheweaknessislargelyremainedtodaybecauseneithertheObamanortheTrumpAdministrationputupthemoneytoinvestheavilyintoit.