Breathe2Change, with Dr. Rodrigo Gaston Gibilisco & Jazmin Elizondo, is transforming awareness + action around dangerous air pollution from sugarcane biomass burning in N. Argentina using science-driven collaboration, open data & local leadership to spark real change: link.openaq.org/Breathe2Change

Northern Argentina’s Breathe2Change Initiative

An OpenAQ Community Impact Story by Matt Lane

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Live in #Toronto? One of our board members built this chat-style website that turns official air-quality data, forecasts and advisories into practical guidance. toronteau.com/air

Air quality in Toronto | Toronteau

Everything you need to know about air quality in Toronto, without the confusing science words. Find out what’s happening, what it means, and what you should do about it.

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We need your help! We're completing our 2026 global landscape report of gov't-level air quality monitoring, but still have gaps. Do you see your country below & know if it has an existing air quality monitoring system? If yes, email info@openaq.org. Please include the website/source. Thanks!

What evidence is needed for #CleanAir action? Quantitative AND qualitative, including the #LivedExperience of everyone affected by #AirPollution.

Insightful words at the Africa Clean Air Forum.

🚀 Stable 1.0.0 versions of the official OpenAQ Python SDK & R packages are here. Stop writing custom API logic. Get built-in rate limiting, automatic data parsing, and easy access to global air quality data. openaq.medium.com/official-pyt... #python #rstats

OpenAQ is thrilled to share a new directory of resources for anyone monitoring #airquality. The Air Quality "Data-to-Action" Resource Directory includes web-based resources and rosters of organizations & equipment manufacturers that provide technical support. See: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Air Quality "Data-to-Action" Resource Directory

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Project Blaze aims to bolster public awareness and advance #airquality regulation in #Mozambique using data from AirQo sensors installed at health centers and hospitals. link.openaq.org/Blaze #CleanAir #AirPollution #AirQualityMonitoring #OpenData #DataForGood #AirSensors

Mozambique’s Manhiça Health Research Center Pushes for Clean Air

An OpenAQ Community Impact Story by Matt Lane

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OpenAQ Python SDK has hit v1.0.0! Built for developers & data scientists working with global air quality data. Auto rate limiting, typed responses, connection pooling & more. pip install openaq python.openaq.org

Read OpenAQ’s Q2 newsletter to learn about: 🇦🇴 New data coverage in a dozen countries from Angola Zambia 🧶 Visualizing air quality through knitting 👑 How to ensure you have sovereignty over the air quality data you produce And more! See link.openaq.org/Q2_2026_enews

Turn up the volume and listen to the World Environment Day 2026 playlist: link.openaq.org/unep-playlist #NowForClimate #WorldEnvironmentDay #CleanAir #CleanWater

This International Children’s Day, we applaud everyone celebrating and supporting the rights, welfare & joy of children around the world. Read UNICEF's agenda for protecting children from 7 deadly sources of air pollution: ceh.unicef.org/spotlight-ri... #InternationalChildrensDay #ChildrensDay2026

This @npquarterly.bsky.social article, for which our executive director, @chagerba.bsky.social, was interviewed, describes how #philanthropy is falling short in addressing #airpollution and the huge geographic mismatch in funding. nonprofitquarterly.org/why-doesnt-t...

Why Doesn’t the Impact of Air Pollution Resonate with Donors? | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

The world’s most polluted countries are located in Africa and Asia, and they’re not receiving their share of philanthropic funding to tackle poor air quality.

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Our environment matters. Did you know? Environmental risks are a major cause of death today. - Air pollution contributed to 6.6 million deaths in 2021 - Inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene were linked to 1.4 million deaths in 2019 World Health Statistics Report 2026🔗 https://bit.ly/4fiNpVV

OpenAQ's new partner, Miri Africa, is stepping up to help address the air quality monitoring gap in Africa. Locally built, Miri Air sensors are expanding real‑time monitoring, and are now also available through OpenAQ. Read more about their story of local innovation: link.openaq.org/miri-africa

Miri Africa’s Regional Focus on Air Quality

An OpenAQ Partner Profile by Matt Lane

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Aernode's lifecycle‑optimized sensors, modular design, and strong calibration pathways support communities across Italy facing serious pollution challenges. Open data + practical engineering = real impact. Read more about Aernode, OpenAQ's newest air sensor partner: link.openaq.org/aernode

Aernode’s Lifecycle-Optimized Environmental Sensing

An OpenAQ Partner Profile by Matt Lane

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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.

Editorial: What we breathe matters - Rethinking air pollution and autism - Autism Research Institute

For nearly sixty years, the Autism Research Institute (ARI) has tried to understand autism by looking beyond surface behaviors and asking deeper biological questions. From the beginning, Bernard…

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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...

Expanding Air Pollution Monitoring in Nepal

An OpenAQ Community Impact Story by Matt Lane

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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

2025 Year in Data

By Minh Nghiem, OpenAQ Data Fellow

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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!