Air Pollution

Report: Pollution Still Drifting Into Rocky Mountain Park

Associated Press

Harmful nitrogen pollution is still drifting onto fragile, high-elevation ecosystems in Rocky Mountain National Park from Colorado highways, power plants鈥�

A woman cooks lunch in her house in Manila.

Every Breath You Take: An Indoor Smog Story

Just keep breathin' and breathin' and breathin' and breathin'...

An aerial view of a combine harvesting corn in a field near Jarrettsville, Md. A new study ties an estimated 4,300 premature deaths a year to the air pollution caused by corn production in the U.S.

NPR 暗黑爆料

Growing Corn Is A Major Contributor To Air Pollution, Study Finds

Jonathan Lambert

A study ties an estimated 4,300 premature deaths a year to the air pollution caused by corn production in the U.S. In some regions, the per-bushel health costs exceed the corn's market price.

Smog fills Utah's Salt Lake Valley in January 2017. Winter weather in the area often traps air pollution that is bad for public health.

NPR 暗黑爆料

EPA Science Panel Considering Guidelines That Upend Basic Air Pollution Science

Rebecca Hersher

Some panel members said they don't agree that breathing sooty air can cause premature death. The panel's draft recommendations to the EPA would change how it assesses the dangers of air pollution.

Smoke column from the High Park Fire near Fort Collins, CO in 2012

Air Pollution Down In US Except For Wildfire Regions

Ali Budner

A new study shows air pollution like soot, dust and smoke is down around the country with one exception: wildfire prone areas like the Mountain West.

Environment

Denver and Fort Collins Among the Top 25 Worst Cities For Ozone Pollution

Colorado got mixed reviews for its air pollution in the American Lung Association鈥檚 2018 Air Quality Report.Denver and Fort Collins both made the top 25鈥�

Health

Researchers Warn Health Dangers May Lurk Near Oil And Gas Wells

Rae Ellen Bichell

States like Colorado and Wyoming require that new oil and gas wells be built at least 500 feet away from existing homes. But new research shows that might鈥�

The brown cloud covering highly populated parts of the Front Range is the visible part of air pollution, but unseen ozone is most dangerous to health.

Environment

Breathe Easier With This Guide To Colorado鈥檚 Summer Ozone Levels

Ann Marie Awad

It鈥檚 that time of year -- time to air out the camping gear, grab a fresh pair of sneakers and bask in Colorado鈥檚 outdoors. But depending on the day, you鈥�

Science

Thanks To These Fort Collins 5th-Graders Wearable Air Quality Sensors May Be In Our Future

Ann Marie Awad

Colorado State University researchers are working on finding new ways to measure air quality. To help pilot a new wearable air quality monitor, they鈥檝e鈥�

Business

Can Carbon Utilization Be A Market-Based Climate Solution? Wyoming Is Working On It

Carbon dioxide emissions have a pretty bad reputation. The dirtiest fuel -- coal -- still supplies nearly 40 percent of the electricity in the U.S. and鈥�