{"id":1565,"date":"2001-12-08T22:04:03","date_gmt":"2001-12-09T05:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=1565"},"modified":"2014-12-09T18:08:18","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T01:08:18","slug":"and_for_todays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2001\/12\/08\/and_for_todays.html","title":{"rendered":"And for today’s good news …"},"content":{"rendered":"

Denver has just about licked its carbon monoxide problems<\/a>, a major component of dealing with its EPA air pollution problems.<\/p>\n

Gov. Bill Owens Friday called it a “historic achievement,” and noted the area once violated health standards for carbon monoxide almost every winter day. Indeed, an EPA official recalled days when colleagues were told to leave early to thin out rush hour pollution.
\n“It was not that long ago that carbon monoxide levels in Denver were among the highest in the nation,” Owens said. “To reverse that trend and clean up the air despite our growing economy is quite remarkable.”<\/p>\n

The only pollutant left to deal with? Small particulates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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