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Colorado Issues an Ozone Action Day for the Denver Metro with Unhealthy Levels Possible for Sensitive Groups

Colorado issued an Ozone Action Day Alert for the Front Range through Monday afternoon, with unhealthy levels possible for sensitive groups.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

Colorado Tells Front Range Residents to Cut Emissions on Smoky Days, and the Science Behind That Ask Is Real

Colorado's Action Day alerts ask residents to cut emissions during wildfire smoke. Here is why local emissions still matter for ozone on the Front Range.

Medical Daily · Aug 6

Denver Front Range Ozone Alert Reaches AQI 112 as Children and Asthma Patients Face Increased Breathing Health Risks

Colorado CDPHE issued an Ozone Action Day Alert June 20, 2026 for Denver's Front Range. AQI hit 112 — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups including children and asthma patients.

Medical Daily · Jun 22

Colorado’s express lanes took a hit during pandemic — but they still bring in big toll money

DENVER — All those tolls add up: From several digital dimes to pass through each U.S. 36 toll point to $9 or more to beat ski traffic on Interstate 70, Front Range drivers paid nearly $20 million to use Colorado’s growing express lane network in the first half of the…

The Denver Post · Aug 22, 2022

Colorado’s efforts are not enough to solve its ozone problem

A year after health officials issued a record number of alerts for high ozone levels on Colorado’s Front Range, federal and state officials are trying to rein in the gas that can make outdoor activities a health risk.

Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2022

String of accidental shooting deaths of young children in Colorado highlight importance of secure gun storage

The parents of a 3-year-old girl accidentally shot to death by a sibling in Frederick on Mother’s Day were criminally charged this week in connection with what was the third accidental gunshot death of a child along the Front Range in less than a month.

The Denver Post · May 19, 2022