Chemical industry backed laws in three US states to restrict use of air pollution data
The flue-gas stacks of Mill Creek generating station in Louisville, Kentucky. Photograph: Jon Cherry/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe flue-gas stacks of Mill Creek generating station in Louisville, Kentucky. Similar legislation has repeatedly been introduced in West Virginia.View image in fullscreenA California official calibrates rooftop air monitoring equipment used to track local air pollution.
- ▪The flue-gas stacks of Mill Creek generating station in Louisville, Kentucky.
- ▪Photograph: Jon Cherry/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe flue-gas stacks of Mill Creek generating station in Louisville, Kentucky.
- ▪Similar legislation has repeatedly been introduced in West Virginia.View image in fullscreenA California official calibrates rooftop air monitoring equipment used to track local air pollution.
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The flue-gas stacks of Mill Creek generating station in Louisville, Kentucky. Photograph: Jon Cherry/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe flue-gas stacks of Mill Creek generating station in Louisville, Kentucky. Photograph: Jon Cherry/Getty ImagesAir pollutionChemical industry backed laws in three US states to restrict use of air pollution dataAs public air monitors disappear, federal rollbacks and state laws are making it harder than ever to know what’s in the airAmes Alexander and Brad Racino for FloodlightThu 10 Sep 2026 07.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAs the US’s network for monitoring air pollution deteriorates, a Floodlight investigation has found that the chemical industry is going state-to-state to restrict one of the few options citizens have left for holding…
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