Air Pollution /tags/air-pollution Air Pollution en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:11:10 GMT Boulder County’s battle to shut down Cemex cement plant will stretch into 2025 /news/2024-10-24/boulder-countys-battle-to-shut-down-cemex-cement-plant-will-stretch-into-2025 Boulder County awaits the Lyons cement plant’s appeal of show-cause orders, as activists fight the industrial site on multiple fronts. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:11:10 GMT /news/2024-10-24/boulder-countys-battle-to-shut-down-cemex-cement-plant-will-stretch-into-2025 Michael Booth, The Colorado Sun Commerce City sustainability manager says she was fired for calling out Suncor /news/2024-10-01/commerce-city-sustainability-manager-says-she-was-fired-for-calling-out-suncor Rosemarie Russo was questioned and then lost her job after sending frank anti-pollution appeals from residents to Suncor’s Canada headquarters. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 18:11:24 GMT /news/2024-10-01/commerce-city-sustainability-manager-says-she-was-fired-for-calling-out-suncor Michael Booth, The Colorado Sun CA health system develops system to help vulnerable patients impacted by wildfire smoke, hopes to inspire others /2024-08-22/wildfire-smoke-copd-asthma-california-healthcare The University of California Davis Health system has developed a system to identify such at-risk patients and ensure they have access to care during heavy smoke events. Researchers there are calling for other health systems in smoke-impacted communities to adopt a similar approach. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:38:31 GMT /2024-08-22/wildfire-smoke-copd-asthma-california-healthcare Murphy Woodhouse Wildfire smoke may compound the front range’s ozone problem this week /news/2024-07-31/wildfire-smoke-may-compound-the-front-ranges-ozone-problem-this-week Haze and smoke settled into the front range last week, and it’s about to get worse. Air quality will dip as wildfire smoke mixes with urban pollution. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:06:07 GMT /news/2024-07-31/wildfire-smoke-may-compound-the-front-ranges-ozone-problem-this-week Gabe Allen Feeling overwhelmed by all these heat and air quality alerts? Here’s what you need to know /podcast/inthenoco/2024-07-24/feeling-overwhelmed-by-all-these-heat-and-air-quality-alerts-heres-what-you-need-to-know You may have noticed the haze that has settled over the Front Range in the last few days. And you might have gotten a push notification alerting you to the poor air quality. But what should you do with that? We’ll hear about what these notifications mean for your health on today’s In the NoCo. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-07-24/feeling-overwhelmed-by-all-these-heat-and-air-quality-alerts-heres-what-you-need-to-know In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole Shrinking lakes mean more air pollution, and that's affecting people of color the most /2024-07-11/shrinking-lakes-mean-more-air-pollution-and-thats-affecting-people-of-color-the-most A study focused on the Great Salt Lake in Utah looked at the correlation between decreasing water levels and and increase in harmful air particles. It's an issue that could affect other lakes around the country. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:32:53 GMT /2024-07-11/shrinking-lakes-mean-more-air-pollution-and-thats-affecting-people-of-color-the-most Yvette Fernandez CU Boulder researchers are building an ‘Eye Of Sauron’, whose gaze pierces harmful gasses /news/2024-05-24/cu-boulder-researchers-are-building-an-eye-of-sauron-whose-gaze-pierces-harmful-gasses When toxic gasses leak into the atmosphere, they are impossible to see. But scientists at CU Boulder are designing a technology to detect chemical threats. Fri, 24 May 2024 15:55:31 GMT /news/2024-05-24/cu-boulder-researchers-are-building-an-eye-of-sauron-whose-gaze-pierces-harmful-gasses Emma VandenEinde Mountain West cities are heavily polluted by smog, particles from wildfire smoke, report finds /2024-05-10/mountain-west-cities-heavily-polluted-smog-particles-wildfire-smoke A new report from the American Lung Association shows cities across the Western U.S. have some of the most polluted air in the country. But that’s not the case everywhere in the Mountain West. Fri, 10 May 2024 19:55:26 GMT /2024-05-10/mountain-west-cities-heavily-polluted-smog-particles-wildfire-smoke Kaleb Roedel Front Range gets abysmal air quality rating as lawmakers strike deal with oil and gas industry /news/2024-05-03/front-range-gets-abysmal-air-quality-rating-as-lawmakers-strike-deal-with-oil-and-gas-industry Gov. Jared Polis and top Democrats announced an agreement with the fossil fuel industry and environmental advocates to avert a ballot box fight in November. As part of the deal, lawmakers scrapped more aggressive regulatory proposals in place of two new bills, with just days left in the legislative session. Fri, 03 May 2024 17:21:57 GMT /news/2024-05-03/front-range-gets-abysmal-air-quality-rating-as-lawmakers-strike-deal-with-oil-and-gas-industry Lucas Brady Woods, Rae Solomon Broomfield leaves forum addressing noise and pollution at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport /news/2024-04-02/broomfield-leaves-forum-addressing-noise-and-pollution-at-rocky-mountain-metropolitan-airport Last week the Broomfield City Council voted unanimously to leave the Community Noise Roundtable, a coalition of local communities working to address noise issues at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. The move comes after Boulder County, the town of Superior and hundreds of area residents filed lawsuits against Jefferson County, which owns the airport. Chris Wood, publisher and editor at BizWest, joined KUNC’s Nikole Robinson Carroll to dig into the story. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 22:39:46 GMT /news/2024-04-02/broomfield-leaves-forum-addressing-noise-and-pollution-at-rocky-mountain-metropolitan-airport Nikole Robinson Carroll