Chicago Moves a Step Closer to Neighborhood Air-Pollution Monitoring

Chicago moves a step closer to neighborhood air-pollution monitoring

The city completed installation of 277 pollution sensors and said it will make data publicly available early next year, allowing residents to get a detailed look at air quality in their own neighborhoods.The devices are located throughout the city and all 50 wards have at least one sensor, according to Chicago public health officials.The effort is believed to be the largest of its kind in the U.S. and has been a priority for residents who live i…

Chicago’s New Air Sensor Network Targets Pollution Inequities - The Chicago Reporter

When Jailene Ochoa’s family moved in 2017 from suburban Cicero to Gage Park in Chicago’s Southwest side, she could feel a difference in the air. “You can smell the air, obviously, and it smells like you’re breathing in something dirty,” she said. But Ochoa, an economics major at Roosevelt University, said she doesn’t have the […] The post Chicago’s New Air Sensor Network Targets Pollution Inequities appeared first on The Chicago Reporter.