MADISON, Wis. — The City of Madison received nearly $430,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to better monitor air quality in and around the city.
City officials announced the award Wednesday, which will allow crews to install a network of 68 air quality sensors around Madison. The sensors will monitor particulate matter pollution.
“This sensor network will enable everyone to see, for the first time, which areas of our city are most impacted by particulate matter pollution,” Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said. “This is a critical next step in our ability to keep our air clean and eliminate health inequity.”
The city will work with multiple local groups including UW-Madison and Public Health Madison and Dane County to install the sensors and better understand the data they provide.
“This new monitoring network will be a game-changer for air quality assessment in Madison,” UW professor Tracey Holloway said. “Particulate matter is the most health-damaging common air pollutant.”
The EPA gave grants to 132 projects across the country, including three in Wisconsin, as part of a $53.4 million package.
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