Chemical industry backs state laws restricting use of low-cost air pollution sensors

A Guardian investigation found that lawmakers in Louisiana, Kentucky, and Ohio have passed industry-backed legislation limiting regulators' ability to act on air-quality data from affordable monitoring devices, as federal air-monitoring inf

First covered Sep 10, 2026 · 4:00 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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16d Guardian Environment Chemical industry backed laws in three US states to restrict use of air pollution data — As public air monitors disappear, federal rollbacks and state laws are making it harder than ever to know what’s in the air As the US’s network for monitoring…

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Appeared in: 2026-09-10 (#1) · 2026-09-11 (#8)

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