Colorado’s bad air this summer may be the best you’ll see, experts warn

State leaders worried about more wildfire smoke mixing with worsening ozone pollution

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RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
The sun rises over Sloan’s Lake in Denver on a poor air quality day due to smoke from California wildfires mixing with elevated ozone pollution on Aug. 9, 2021.
By Bruce Finley | bfinley@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
August 9, 2021 at 10:02 a.m.

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Bruce Finley covers environment issues, the land air and water struggles shaping Colorado and the West. Finley grew up in Colorado, graduated from Stanford, then earned masters degrees in international relations as a Fulbright scholar in Britain and in journalism at Northwestern. He is also a lawyer and previously handled international news with on-site reporting in 40 countries.