Newswav | 22 September 2026 | Seventeen areas across Malaysia recorded unhealthy air pollution levels, with parts of Sarawak experiencing the highest readings as poor air quality continued to affect multiple regions nationwide.

San Francisco Chronicle | 22 September 2026 | The 341-acre Chileno Fire in Marin County has prompted air quality warnings across parts of the Bay Area, where wildfire smoke could create unhealthy conditions despite firefighters halting the blaze’s forward progress.

The Guardian | 21 September 2026 | Fires across Borneo and Sumatra, intensified by hot and dry El Niño conditions, are producing widespread toxic haze that is degrading air quality for millions of people across Indonesia and neighboring countries.

KRON4 | 21 September 2026 | Smoke from the 341-acre Chileno Fire in Marin County has prompted a Bay Area air quality advisory as officials warn that shifting conditions could spread smoke into neighboring counties.

Oklahoma.gov | 20 September 2026 | Oklahoma environmental officials have lifted a do-not-ingest water order for Holliday Outt Mobile Home Park after concerns about possible contamination from wildfire and heat damage to drinking water equipment.

Yahoo | 20 September 2026 | A new study found that air pollution increased across dozens of cities after U.S. embassy air quality reporting was suspended in 2025, suggesting that publicly available monitoring data may help support pollution accountability.

WVTF | 19 September 2026 | Shenandoah Valley residents are raising concerns over a proposed operating permit that would allow a Northrop Grumman manufacturing plant to emit hazardous air pollutants, with some calling for independent emissions monitoring.

Loudoun Times-Mirror | 19 September 2026 | Microsoft will pay nearly $2.5 million in penalties after emergency generators at a Virginia data center exceeded permitted fuel and emissions limits during a weeklong power disruption in 2025.

Pima County | 18 September 2026 | Pima County and the University of Arizona are deploying low-cost air sensors at local schools to improve neighborhood-level pollution data, study environmental disparities, and engage students in community air quality science.

NPR | 18 September 2026 | Public air quality monitoring helped change perceptions of severe smog in China by giving residents clearer information about pollution levels and the potential health risks of the air they were breathing.