After a civil rights complaint, Chicago built the nation’s largest air monitoring network

As extreme heat reshapes air quality, the network of 277 monitors is expected to help identify localized pollution hot spots.

By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
June 30, 2026
After a civil rights complaint, Chicago built the nation’s largest air monitoring network
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