Denver claims the sixth-worst air pollution levels in the United States, according to the American Lung Association’s 2023 State of the Air report.
, while Fort Collins climbed to No. 15, moving up three places from the previous year, according to the association’s 2023 report.
The annual report by the American Lung Association comes as Colorado’s leaders continue to offer various plans to bring down the state’s air pollution levels while also balancing the demand for oil and gas that fuels hundreds of thousands of vehicles on the road and powers various industries. Denver only falls behind four metro areas in California and Phoenix when it comes to poor air quality. A total of 227 metro areas are measured each year in the rankings.
This is the first year the Denver area landed on the short-term particle pollution list, the report said.
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