Denver and the Front Range are failing to lower air pollution

Wildfires in Canada contribute to the smoke and haze in downtown on July 23, 2024 in Denver. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

By Noelle Phillips | nphillips@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: August 4, 2024 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: August 5, 2024 at 10:46 AM MDT

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The Denver metro and northern Front Range this summer already have surpassed the number of high ozone pollution days recorded in 2023 and there is still a month to go in the summer ozone season.

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Clock is ticking to clean the Front Range’s dirty air by 2027. The region’s off to a bad start this summer.

Hot temperatures and wildfires are fueling heavy ozone pollution in metro Denver, northern Colorado

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