Citizen scientists monitor North Pole air

Smoke and fog hang in the air over Fairbanks on a -30 degree winter night in November 2011. (Creative Commons photo by Steve Betts)
Fairbanks and North Pole have suffered numerous Clean Air Act violations again this winter due to fine particulates from wood, coal and other burning. Smoke pollution persists despite long term government efforts to assess and remedy the problem, and a local group has taken air quality monitoring into their own hands.
It’s an off day at the office of North Pol