Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Workers manipulating a gas valve during routine maintenance appear to have triggered a pressure buildup and deadly explosion at the century-old Clairton Coke Works, raising fresh concerns about safety amid U.S. Steel’s aging infrastructure and recent acquisition by Nippon Steel.

BIC Magazine | Air quality in Texas City has returned to safe levels after a Valero facility upset released sulfur dioxide, briefly closing nearby roads but posing no ongoing threat to the public.

PBS | The Trump administration’s proposal to revoke the EPA’s 2009 greenhouse gas finding could dismantle key climate protections and, experts warn, expose millions, especially children, to greater health risks from worsening pollution, heat, and natural disasters.

AZFamily | Arizona has set a new record with 58 consecutive days of healthy ozone levels, though forecasters warn rising heat and monsoon conditions could soon push pollution back up.

Los Angeles Times | A new report finds that dust from the Salton Sea’s expanding shoreline contributes less than 1% of particulate pollution in the Coachella and Imperial valleys, leading researchers to recommend shifting focus toward improving indoor air quality, such as providing air filters and weatherizing homes and schools, to more effectively protect public health

Inside Climate News | Chicago is racing to install 277 high‑quality air pollution sensors citywide by the end of summer, creating what could become the largest network of its kind in the U.S., to better inform public health planning and address chronic air quality disparities in its most affected neighborhoods.

Hendrix College | Hendrix College’s 2025 LEAP program brought together 18 students from diverse disciplines for hands-on training in air and water quality analysis, environmental justice, and GIS mapping to address disparities in Little Rock.

The Oaklandside | Argent Materials has agreed to drop its appeal over a denied expansion permit and install three years of fenceline air quality monitoring at its East Oakland facilities in a settlement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District resolving multiple air quality violations.

Open Access Government | The EU has launched its Copernicus Sentinel-5A satellite to provide high-resolution global data on air pollutants and greenhouse gases, bolstering Europe’s capabilities in atmospheric monitoring and environmental policymaking.

ScienceDirect.com | A new study finds that China’s 2023 Full Electrification of Public Sector Vehicles policy in 15 pilot cities reduced urban AQI by 3.7%, with stronger improvements in earlier pilot and southern cities, plus positive spillover effects on neighboring areas.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Workers manipulating a gas valve during routine maintenance appear to have triggered a pressure buildup and deadly explosion at the century-old Clairton Coke Works, raising fresh concerns about safety amid U.S. Steel’s aging infrastructure and recent acquisition by Nippon Steel.

BIC Magazine | Air quality in Texas City has returned to safe levels after a Valero facility upset released sulfur dioxide, briefly closing nearby roads but posing no ongoing threat to the public.

PBS | The Trump administration’s proposal to revoke the EPA’s 2009 greenhouse gas finding could dismantle key climate protections and, experts warn, expose millions, especially children, to greater health risks from worsening pollution, heat, and natural disasters.

AZFamily | Arizona has set a new record with 58 consecutive days of healthy ozone levels, though forecasters warn rising heat and monsoon conditions could soon push pollution back up.

Los Angeles Times | A new report finds that dust from the Salton Sea’s expanding shoreline contributes less than 1% of particulate pollution in the Coachella and Imperial valleys, leading researchers to recommend shifting focus toward improving indoor air quality, such as providing air filters and weatherizing homes and schools, to more effectively protect public health

Inside Climate News | Chicago is racing to install 277 high‑quality air pollution sensors citywide by the end of summer, creating what could become the largest network of its kind in the U.S., to better inform public health planning and address chronic air quality disparities in its most affected neighborhoods.

Hendrix College | Hendrix College’s 2025 LEAP program brought together 18 students from diverse disciplines for hands-on training in air and water quality analysis, environmental justice, and GIS mapping to address disparities in Little Rock.

The Oaklandside | Argent Materials has agreed to drop its appeal over a denied expansion permit and install three years of fenceline air quality monitoring at its East Oakland facilities in a settlement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District resolving multiple air quality violations.

Open Access Government | The EU has launched its Copernicus Sentinel-5A satellite to provide high-resolution global data on air pollutants and greenhouse gases, bolstering Europe’s capabilities in atmospheric monitoring and environmental policymaking.

ScienceDirect.com | A new study finds that China’s 2023 Full Electrification of Public Sector Vehicles policy in 15 pilot cities reduced urban AQI by 3.7%, with stronger improvements in earlier pilot and southern cities, plus positive spillover effects on neighboring areas.