Facing data from an ozone monitor that showed Tulsa violating federal clean air regulations, local and state officials took decisive action. They moved the monitor. Without doing anything to affect ...

Long-term data could help officials see whether air pollution is infiltrating pristine areasCome Friday, local officials will have another tool -- a nondescript gray, plastic box adorned with a ...

The troposphere comprises the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere, stretching from the planet’s surface to a little over eight miles into the sky. It also contains about 10% of the ozone in the ...

The story of the ozone layer and its infamous hole is a roadmap for all of us. It offers a pathway for solving complex environmental challenges steeped in science, economics policy, skeptical ...

Air quality, as measured by average ground-level ozone emissions, has improved considerably in Clark County from as recently as 2008 but worsened enough over the recent past that county officials have ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The equipment Iowa uses to monitor ground-level ozone, a key pollutant in smog, has been activated for the season. ``The state has 13 ozone monitors across Iowa that run April ...

Measurements from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite show that this year’s ozone hole over Antarctica is one of the biggest on record. The hole, which is what scientists call an ‘ozone depleting ...