Denver Is First City To Make Clean-air Comeback

Denver was ranked behind only Los Angeles for poor air quality in 1977. It is now the first city to come all the way back to clean-air status.

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September 2, 2001, 7:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen


"Last week, federal air-quality officials also proposed designating Denver a clean-air city for another pollutant - carbon monoxide. And Gov. Bill Owens' administration is "very confident" the EPA will accept a plan submitted this summer to limit the levels of particulates, the source of Denver's notorious brown cloud. When that happens, Denver - ranked behind only Los Angeles in 1977 for the poor quality of its air - will be the first city in the country to come all the way back to clean-air status... What it does mean is that companies that want to move to Colorado will have an easier time getting air-pollution permits. Transportation projects will not face federal funding restrictions. Consumers will benefit as winter and summer gasoline reformulations will be phased out."

Thanks to Governing News

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