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Posts Tagged Air Quality

Western Slope Round-Up: Don’t Drink, Breathe, Live or Be a Mountain Here

By | 05.08.07 | 1:00 pm

Colorado Confidential perused recent newspaper headlines across the Western Slope to give you a glimpse of current issues. Water, air quality, growth impacts…it’s definitely a land of transition and loss.

Air Quality Clouds Western Skies and Health

By | 11.27.06 | 3:00 pm

Air quality on the Western Slope is deteriorating. Resort areas nestled in deep valleys such as Aspen and Vail have been battling vehicular smog for quite some time. However, the oil and gas industry impacts, with dust from road construction…

Big City Smog Smothers Mesa County

By | 07.26.06 | 10:43 am

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed what most Mesa County residents already knew: Grand Junction has smog. It’s not a little problem. In fact, Mesa County can have worse toxins and haze than Denver, according to a Denver Post