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Serap Erdal

Coverage of Serap Erdal in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 23 · 23:55 UTCMost recent: Jun 25 · 08:45 UTC
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University of Illinois Chicagoorganization2Grant Parkplace2Open Air Chicagotopic1General Ironorganization1Environmental Protection Agencyorganization1Department of Housing and Urban Developmentorganization1Southeast Sideplace1Chicagoplace1Gristorganization1U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyorganization1air quality monitoring networktopic1
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  • HEALTHJun 25 · 08:45 UTCGRIST
    After a civil rights complaint, Chicago built the nation’s largest air monitoring network

    Chicago built the nation's largest air monitoring network, Open Air Chicago, following a civil rights complaint over relocating General Iron's operation. The network, with 277 monitors, focuses on overburdened neighborhoods to provide real-time pollution data and inform urban planning. The project aims to address uneven air quality, especially during hotter summers exacerbated by climate change.

  • HEALTHJun 23 · 23:55 UTCCHICAGO SUN-TIMES
    Air pollution is often worse in the summer. Now, Chicago can monitor it neighborhood by neighborhood

    Chicago has deployed 277 solar-powered air quality monitors across all wards, focusing on neighborhoods disproportionately affected by pollution. The network, part of the nation's largest community air quality monitoring system, provides real-time data, such as a safe air quality index of 31 recorded in Grant Park.

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