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Colorado Requests Air-Quality Downgrade Amid Ozone Concerns

4/3/2025

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Colorado is set to request a voluntary air-quality downgrade from the EPA, hoping to address persistent ozone pollution in the northern Front Range. This move aims to create space for developing effective strategies, but environmentalists are raising alarms, arguing that the state is not doing enough to tackle pollution from fossil fuels and vehicle emissions.

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Story summary

Colorado is set to request a voluntary air-quality downgrade from the EPA, hoping to address persistent ozone pollution in the northern Front Range. This move aims to create space for developing effective strategies, but environmentalists are raising alarms, arguing that the state is not doing enough to tackle pollution from fossil fuels and vehicle emissions.