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Redlined neighborhoods in Denver, Commerce City have more air pollution, CU study finds

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The overlook onto I-70 near the cover park on Nov. 30, 2022, in Denver. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
The overlook onto I-70 near the cover park on Nov. 30, 2022, in Denver. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Noelle Phillips of The Denver Post.
By | nphillips@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Denver residents who live along Interstate 70 have been convinced for years they breathe more pollution than people living in other parts of the city.
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