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Mile High Smog: Understanding Colorado’s Air Pollution

Written by Matthew Hastings | July 30, 2024

Colorado’s air pollution is caused by a complex combination of sources, geography and weather patterns. To help untangle these variables, two experts in environmental and occupational health and epidemiology at the Colorado School of Public Health, Kathy James, PhD, MS, MSPH, and Lee Newman, MD, MA, explain the science behind the state’s air pollution and ways Coloradans can protect themselves.