NEW Albuquerque’s Mayor Said Arrests Were “Not the Solution” to Homelessness. Yet Jail Bookings Have Skyrocketed. www.propublica.org/article/albu... By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social & Ruth Talbot

We are thrilled to introduce the 2026 OpenAQ Community Ambassadors! This year, we're welcoming ten leaders who will champion clean air & open data within their local communities. Learn more: ambassadors.openaq.org/cohorts/2026

Roma 🎞️ Kodak Ektar 100 📷 Canon Elan 7 #believeinfilm #filmphotography

Quattro fiumi 🎞️ Ilford HP5 Plus 📷 Canon Elan 7

First at-home B&W development. Ponte degli Angeli, Roma 🎞️ Ilford HP5 Plus 📷 Canon Elan 7

Just did a couple of test shots to try out this 20 years expired Kodak Ultra Color 100, very happy with how well it has stood up. 📷 Yashica A 🎞️ Kodak Ultra Color 100UC

Arno 📷 Canon Elan 7 🎞️ Cinestill 800T

Door in Monti, Roma. 📷 Canon Elan 7 🎞️ Kodak Ektar 100

Kodak is officially selling their own film again for the first time in many years and will be selling directly to photography stores now. 🔗 www.404media.co/kodak-is-sel...

I have been learning to develop my own film and trying to shoot a lot more. Since it's balloon fiesta season here in ABQ, here's a scan from my first roll of self-developed 120. 📷 Yashica A 🎞️ Kodak Portra 400

Bologna 2025! #csvconf #commallama

So excited to back at csv,conf this year in Bologna la rossa!

Big Updates from the AQI Hub! We've just published articles for 5 new countries including Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Monaco, and Uruguay. 🇧🇪🇧🇷🇨🇴🇲🇨🇺🇾 aqihub.info

Wildfire smoke can harm your brain, not just your lungs

AQI Hub has a new look! Explore 25 different national/regional air quality index methods at aqihub.info. A complete site refresh built with @astro.build

Tariffs just got real: our first $36K bill with 125% + 20% + 25% markup hits hard 💸. These are upfront costs - due before selling a single unit - causing serious cash flow strain, price increases, read more! 📦 adafruit.com/tariffbill #tariffs

You can investigate what websites are using trackers on your own, using our Blacklight tool: themarkup.org/blacklight

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

📣 Last week to submit your #csvconf talk proposal 🍀 Don't miss the chance to join us in Bologna 🇮🇹 to talk about #DataforCommunities Deadline is April 27 ⏳ forms.gle/GnrEwFy7Pu1N... #OpenData #OpenSource #Data

The governor signed SB 267, which will provide New Mexicans with more opportunities and information to obtain affordable housing. This is a small but critical first step towards ensuring housing is attainable for everyone.

Militarizing civilian law enforcement will lead to civil rights violations and further criminalize homelessness rather than address the root causes of public safety issues.

This is a tragic loss. Monitoring air quality at U.S. embassies and consulates supports the health not only of the staff at those embassies, but the health of the neighboring communities. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/c...

Sometimes I can still hear Barron's raspy voice when I write about prisons. Other times I hear echoes of his work when I research stories or file public records requests. Today he was right in front of me.

We have 2 exciting job openings at EPIC! 🚀 Data Analyst, AQLI: must be based in India. More: aqli.epic.uchicago.edu/news/job-opp... 🚀 Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, EPIC AQ Fund: must have 3 hrs of overlap w/ 9am-5pm Central European Time. More: epic.uchicago.edu/opportunitie...

📢 Two weeks left to apply for the OpenAQ Community Ambassador Program! This program empowers individuals to use data to fight air inequality and work together to address air quality challenges. Learn more and apply here: link.openaq.org/2025Ambassad...

OpenAQ's most recent assessment of governmental #AirQuality monitoring and data sharing finds that barely over 1/4 of countries are offering fully transparent air quality data, impeding the use of data to drive solutions. See our blog & infographic at link.openaq.org/global-aq-da...

OpenAQ is delighted to announce our partnership with airqoon, an air sensor firm that offers comprehensive air quality monitoring solutions in Türkiye and beyond! openaq.medium.com/partner-prof...

Now available on the OpenAQ platform: Denver Department of Public Health and Environment's Love My Air! openaq.medium.com/openaq-welco...

Great opps in Nov's EPIC AirWatch - plus: *@openaq.org's Community Ambassadors: openaq.medium.com/the-2025-ope... *EGU abstracts for a global low-cost AQ sensor session: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio... *Obama Scholars: www.obama.org/programs/sch... mailchi.mp/uchicago.edu...

Working with large datasets can be challenging. We collaborated with @developmentseed.org to develop new functionality to visualize and analyze large datasets like mobile air quality measurements with Lonboard, an open-source Python library for Jupyter notebooks. openaq.medium.com/exploring-mo...

A great opportunity for early career professionals working with air quality data.

In theory, storage programs for belongings that cities remove from homeless encampments are supposed to protect people’s property rights and make it easy to get their possessions back. In reality, they rarely accomplish either objective. www.propublica.org/article/home...

Poor air quality contributed to a staggering 8.1 million deaths in 2021. As the disease burden of air pollution rises, data-driven decision-making towards #CleanAirForAll is critical. Learn more about the state of air quality worldwide in #SoGA2024. 🔗: bit.ly/SoGA2024

Hoş geldiniz Türkiye! The Türkiye HKİ index is now listed on the AQI Hub. aqihub.info/indices/turk...

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Introduce yourself with some jobs you’ve done apart from what you do now: - call center "saves" for dial-up internet - photocopy shop attendant - dendrochronology/climatology research assistant - advertising research consultant - GIS technician - archaeologist