Cleveland Turns to Air Quality Sensors to Tackle High Asthma Rates

The US city of Cleveland is in the spotlight for air quality pollution. The city is among the top 10 in the country’s list of asthma capitals and has exceeded air pollutant level limits, in ozone for example, since the Environmental Protection Agency set standards in the 70s. In 2025, it even entered the EPA severe non-attainment level, meaning high pollution, possible sanctions and stricter rules. To understand air quality in the city and why certain areas have more asthma cases, the municipality has turned to air quality sensors.

In this video we interview Bryan Sokolowski, Chief of Monitoring for the Cleveland Division of Air Quality, to discuss the city’s air quality project, the tech, connectivity and platform they’re using to gather hyperlocal data, as well as the goal of the initiative.