One late August morning, 500 mountain bikers lined up to race in the Emerald Mountain Epic in Steamboat Springs, a two-day tour de force of cross-country cycling and trail running. However, the air quality index (AQI) measured at 175—almost two times higher than the “healthy” threshold, as dictated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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