Colorado soars in air rankings
By Berny Morson, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Originally published 09:01 a.m., May 1, 2008
Updated 09:01 a.m., May 1, 2008
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Several Colorado cities and counties are among places with the least air pollution, the American Lung Association reported today.
Colorado Springs, Fort Collins (including Loveland) and Pueblo made lists of the lowest polluting cities in particulates and ozone.
Counties that made one or more of the lists for the least of those pollutants include Boulder, Delta, El Paso, Elbert, Gunnison, Montezuma, La Plata, Larimer, Pueblo and San Miguel.
No Colorado city or county made the lists of 25 most polluted areas.
Los Angeles and Pittsburgh topped the lists.
The report was compiled from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data for 2004 through 2006.
Within Colorado, Denver had the highest level of particulates. But Denver's average, based on the number of incidents, was 3.7 — far below catagory-leader Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) with an average of 62.
Jefferson County had Colorado's worst ozone problem. But Jeffco's average was 2.7 — small potatoes compared to the 90.3 average racked up by San Bernardino County, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Nationwide, ozone and particulates declined since 2000.
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May 1, 2008
9:34 a.m.
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mrs_ollie writes:
I knew there was a reason I left LA.
May 1, 2008
9:50 a.m.
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RickyLee writes:
But it's OK for the state to continue to be an accomplice in the raping of the people by enviro-test.
May 1, 2008
10:15 a.m.
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Golden writes:
Berny Morson better get back on the reservation or he is going to loose his job! Doesn't he know good news stories like this don't help support the whacko, global-warming, sky-is-falling environmentalist, tax and spend, doesn't it feel so good to be green policies of our Lord Govenor Ritter?
May 1, 2008
2:06 p.m.
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mytwosense writes:
Wonderful news! Let's keep it that way.