July 2023 newsletter
What are contrails? Do they affect the air we breathe on the ground? Learn more from Dr. Ryan Zhou in our latest newsletter, where you can also read…
June 2023 newsletter
Wildfire smoke can impact your health. ACA was featured on CBC Edmonton about collecting air quality data from wildfire smoke. Read our June 2023 newsletter to watch the…
May 2023 newsletter
Wildfire smoke can impact your health. ACA has been keeping an eye on the forecasts and ensuring we have the ability to report the data and AQHI to our members…
April 2023 newsletter
Read our April 2023 newsletter to find out where ACA recently installed both a Purple Air Sensor and Passive sampler. You can also learn what Dr. Kev…
Clean Air Webinar — Connecting Air Quality Across Canada
Watch the recording of this webinar where we connect within and beyond Alberta to organizations doing work in the air quality field. Let’s listen and learn about air quality considerations and local action across Canada.
March 2023 newsletter is here
Did you know Edmonton, along with Strathcona County, will each be piloting Hydrogen fuel cell electric buses this spring? The buses will rely on hydrogen produced in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland and have…
February 2023 newsletter
The new year brings the opportunity to look at how the ACA air quality monitoring network operated in 2022. The ACA collected ~60,468 hours of air quality data, including 57,270 hours…
Inversion, AQHI pilot programs and more – January 2023 newsletter
Early in 2023 we saw the effects of air pollution in ACA, most notably during periods of inversions. Weather and air quality are fundamentally linked. Parameters such as sunlight, precipitation,…
Clean Air Webinar — Air Quality Considerations: Reducing Needless Idling
Excessive vehicle idling can increase air pollution. Watch the recording of our January 19 webinar where we spoke with representatives from the City of St. Albert, the City of Edmonton, and the Alberta Motor Association about their efforts and initiatives to reduce idling.
When Odour Hits Close to Home
Stopping the Stink How can communities address air quality issues in their neighbourhoods? ACA recently spoke to Sarah Hunter, from the community advocacy group Stop the Stink, to find out….