Here's our entry for the International #Haiku Poetry Day (April 17):
I breathe in the woods
Majestic trees, we exchange
The air in between
Have a haiku about air? Share it with us below!
The call to action this #WorldHealthDay is to #StandWithScience because science serves everyone, everywhere. A healthy future for all depends on facts, evidence and science-based interventions. OpenAQ is proud to support scientific inquiry.
On #WorldAutismAwarenessDay, consider that what we breathe matters, as described in this editorial by Stephen Edelson of the Autism Research Institute.
OpenAQ is pleased to share a new guide for organizations launching air quality monitoring networks and wanting sovereignty over the data they generate.
No matter whether, when, or with whom you might wish to share data--be informed before you buy!
Guide:
link.openaq.org/beforeyoubuy
Read our Q1 newsletter to:
🌍 Discover new data
🙋 Meet our new community ambassadors, staff & advisory board members
🧑💻 Test & give feedback on our Python SDK release candidate
🤩 Learn about new opportunities
🤝 Find out where you can meet us in person
Visit link.openaq.org/Q1-2026-enews
On #WorldPoetryDay2026, it is worth revisiting the Simon Armitage poem ‘In Praise of Air,’ which absorbed #airpollution while it was attached to a building on the University of Sheffield in 2014. Read about the installation and see the full poem here: www.theguardian.com/books/2014/m...
🚀 New OpenAQ R Package Release v1.0.0: Read the changelog at https://github.com/openaq/openaq-r/releases/tag/v1.0.0
Consider, on #IWD26, how women are not only more vulnerable to air pollution’s insidious effects due to innate anatomical, hormonal and immune system characteristics, but also face many compounding external burdens. Let's address these air inequalities.
globalsouthpolicy.org/breathing-un...
Nepal is taking big strides toward clean air thanks to the leadership of Green Decision Labs & Research and Clean Energy Nepal, whose groundbreaking work is supported by EPIC's Air Quality Fund.
link.openaq.org/nepal-air-mo...
To celebrate #opendata Day 2026, we will be holding a training webinar on how to use the OpenAQ Explorer and AQI Hub. We'll also have a brief overview of ways to programmatically access the data on the OpenAQ platform.
📅 Mar 11, 2026
⏰ 2 PM UTC
💻 Register: link.openaq.org/opendataday2026
OpenAQ's 2025 Year in Data report highlights a landmark year for data aggregation, especially in LMICs. We are proud to serve everyone who uses data on OpenAQ to tackle the global scourge of #AirPollution.
link.openaq.org/yr-in-review...
#AirQuality #CleanAir #OpenSource #OpenAccess #OpenData
We are delighted to share our roadmap for additions and improvements to the OpenAQ Platform in 2026: openaq.org/platform/roa...
To help us meet our data coverage goals, we would appreciate your help in encouraging #OpenData in regions where people are most impacted by #AirPollution.
To celebrate #opendata Day 2026, we will be holding a training webinar on how to use the OpenAQ Explorer and AQI Hub. We'll also have a brief overview of ways to programmatically access the data on the OpenAQ platform.
📅 Mar 11, 2026
⏰ 2 PM UTC
💻 Register: link.openaq.org/opendataday2026
OpenAQ is pleased to welcome @ruaraidh.bsky.social to our Advisory Board, a group of experts that provides strategic advice and advocates for OpenAQ in their respective fields and communities. Welcome, Ruaraidh!
OpenAQ is pleased to continue to grow data ingestion in countries and territories where Lunar New Year is a public holiday. The biggest growth in the past year was in the Philippines (+273%), Malaysia (+220%), and Indonesia (+76%).
We are thrilled to introduce the 2026 OpenAQ Community Ambassadors! This year, we're welcoming ten leaders who will champion clean air & open data within their local communities.
Learn more: ambassadors.openaq.org/cohorts/2026
Check out this downloadable card game to educate the public about air quality and community organizing, "The Skies of Torrenar," produced by the Clean Air Coalition of WNY.
www.cacwny.org/campaigns/br...
If you hadn't heard... Chicago is getting a new #AirQuality network! We joined Chicago Department of #PublicHealth & UIC @uicpublichealth.bsky.social to celebrate the launch of the #Chicago Air Sensor Network—the largest city-run #AirPollution sensor network in the US w/ nearly 280 Clarity sensors.
Congratulations to everyone who made this huge deployment of air sensors possible! For anyone across the globe interested in Chicago's air quality, you can find this data, alongside other data sources in Chicago, on OpenAQ as well.
Learn how #airpollution contributes to #cancer and strategies for prevention at oncodaily.com/oncolibrary/...
#WorldCancerDay
Sarah Williams, associate professor of Technology & Urban Planning at MIT, is a fan of sharing data. We are a fan of her book Data Action: Using Data for Public Good (published by MIT Press), a guide for working with data in more ethical and responsible ways.
#OpenData #DataSharing
"So now, the question becomes, 'How do we actually make it so that these [data and tools] aren't just sitting in servers somewhere without people using them?" - Brittany Janis
Grateful to be featured in @time.com , alongside some incredible collaborators in data pres!
time.com/7344773/wome...
OpenAQ strives to make air quality data accessible to all, including people with disabilities. In this blog, our rockstar Medieinstitutet intern Maria Jonasson describes the work she undertook to audit and fix our site.
link.openaq.org/a11y
#a11y #WebAccessibility #DigitalAccessibility
EPA Administrator Zeldin's decision to stop considering the financial benefits of reducing asthma, heart disease, and premature deaths from soot and smog pollution is another reckless, dangerous attempt to deny the impacts of their polluters over people--and children--agenda. #ZeldinMustGo
OpenAQ has a new strategic plan. The heart of our work is to make #AirQuality data universally accessible. The soul is to engage with changemakers to provide the tools, training & leadership opportunities they need for data-driven #CleanAir action. See documents.openaq.org/strategy/Ope...
Among other takeaways in this spot-on report, Invest in Open Infrastructure found that "direct investment in open infrastructure delivers exceptional returns. Each dollar can enable anywhere from 2 to 50 times that amount in research activity that builds on or uses that infrastructure."
Air pollution hits women the hardest:
🏥 Greater risk of heart disease, asthma & breast cancer
🤰 Links to miscarriage, stillbirth & fertility challenges
🌍 Exacerbates the unequal effects of climate change
Learn more ⬇️
www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/im...
A recent report by DataKind, Bridging the Climate-Heath Data Divide, discusses 5 key challenges to effectively integrating climate & health data and 6 strategic actions to overcome them.
OpenAQ was among the stakeholders interviewed.
www.techchange.org/2025/12/02/b...
Congratulations to the newest graduates of the OpenAQ Clean Air Community Ambassador Program! The program equips emerging leaders to champion open data, community engagement, and policy impact—driving change where it matters most. Watch their capstone presentations: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk1r...
