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Orange skies, winds gusting up to 70 mph, smoke tornadoes and hazardous air. While it could be an apocalyptic scene out of a movie, it has become the reality of Colorado's wildfire season. The blazes have burned the second-most acreage since 2000 and included the state's three largest on record.

A new study suggests smoke from wildfires is more dangerous than other air pollutants for asthma patients.

Dr. Fernando Holguin, professor of medicine specializing in pulmonary sciences at University of Colorado Anschutz joined Colorado Edition to discuss the impact that wildfire smoke can have on our lungs.

For days now, wildfire smoke has degraded the air quality in much of the Mountain West, and that unhealthy air is forcing tough decisions for schools that are trying to reopen.

A new study has found that long-term air pollution increases COVID-19 mortality rates.

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For much of the last decade, air pollution was decreasing. But it’s now on the rise, particularly in the West. That’s according to a recent study by the...

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a Colorado region missed its air quality standards deadline.The Coloradoan reports that the EPA is…

A pair of scientific reports out this week looked at air pollution and how it’s changed in recent years. The Mountain West looks clean compared to other…

State health inspectors equipped with infrared cameras dropped in unannounced on about 2,000 oil and gas operations across Colorado last year and found…