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On #InternationalDayOfPlay (June 11), we celebrate kids playing outside - safely. Parents shouldn't have to choose between safety and outdoor freedom. One tap. Real-time air quality. Real peace of mind.

Local Haze May 16

Student interns installed air quality sensors at 56 Oakland schools — and now anyone can check real-time pollution data at their local campus.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/05/15/air-quality-oakland-schools-pollution/

Local Haze May 7

This week is U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Air Quality Awareness Week (May 4–8), a timely reminder that the air we breathe directly impacts our health, our communities, and our environment.
Read more: https://www.epa.gov/air-quality/air-quality-awareness-week

Local Haze Apr 30

Building your own air quality monitor is one of the most empowering steps you can take. Watch our DIY video on assembling an @airgradienthq Open Air monitor - it's easier than you'd expect! https://youtu.be/TJaCsNKdOAE
#AirQuality #CitizenScience #DIY #AirGradient #CleanAir

Local Haze Apr 22

This Earth Day, we're thinking about the air connecting all of us.

Local Haze Apr 15

The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01099-2

The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for

Airborne genetic material can be used to paint a picture of ecosystem health, watch for invasive species and even identify humans.

Local Haze Apr 7

The number is always climbing - but today, Local Haze is tracking over 34,000 air quality sensors across six continents, because clean air is a universal concern - and by the time you read this, that sensor tally number has probably already changed. #LocalHaze #AirQuality #CleanAir

Local Haze Mar 25

What if ecological data wasn't just measured — but experienced?

New on the Local Haze blog: a conversation with Glorianna Davenport & Brian Mayton of Living Observatory on sensor networks, interdisciplinary collaboration, and documenting the arc of wetland restoration in #Massachusetts:
https://localhaze.humanlogic.com/2026/03/17/from-pixels-to-wetlands-a-discussion-with-glorianna-davenport-and-brian-mayton-from-living-observatory/
#Wetlands #EcologicalRestoration #DigitalStorytelling #OpenData #EnvironmentalTech #LivingObservatory #LocalHaze

Local Haze Mar 10

Clean air isn't a luxury - it's worth fighting for. The people of #Rosharon showed up - and WON. A win for clean air in Fort Bend County, #Texas
https://www.citizen.org/news/community-opposition-drives-victory-over-planned-rock-crusher-in-fort-bend-county/
#Community #CleanAir #AirPollution

Community Opposition Drives Victory Over Planned Rock Crusher in Fort Bend County - Public Citizen

ROSHARON, Texas — A controversial proposed concrete-crushing facility in Fort Bend County has been abandoned by the company behind it,…

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Local Haze Feb 26

Know Your Air: US EPA Power Plant Rollbacks Explained
The EPA recently repealed stronger mercury limits for power plants & proposed scrapping greenhouse gas standards - reversing protections finalized in 2024:
https://www.lung.org/blog/powerplant-emissions-rollback

How EPA’s New Rollbacks Could Fuel Toxic Pollution Nationwide

EPA is working on repealing major air‑pollution rules for fossil‑fuel power plants, including weakening protections against mercury and other toxic emissions.