Colorado’s Front Range experienced another smoggy summer in 2025, but cooler weather and less wildfire smoke helped tamp down the region’s perennial air pollution problem. The federal government sets ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Front Range recorded its lowest ozone levels in 16 years this summer, but the region still needs to reduce air pollution to escape federal oversight that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. September 16, marks World Ozone Day 2025 under the theme ...

This week’s weather across the state is very summer-like, with plenty of sunshine, light winds and low humidity. A system of high atmospheric pressure has moved over the state and is producing little ...

As the ozone layer recovers, it’s also intensifying global warming. Researchers predict that by 2050, ozone will rank just behind carbon dioxide as a driver of heating, offsetting many of the benefits ...

The world will warm more than expected due to future changes in ozone, which protects Earth from harmful sun rays but also traps heat as it is a greenhouse gas. While banning ozone-destroying gases ...

Wildfires release vast amounts of visible pollutants into the atmosphere that darken skies and push people indoors to avoid unhealthy air. But a near-invisible threat to public health associated with ...

There are two different kinds of ozone that we need to understand first. There is stratospheric ozone and tropospheric ozone. Stratospheric ozone is probably the kind that pops into your head when we ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Air Quality Alert has been issued for several central Ohio counties on Wednesday as ozone levels are expected to be elevated. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission issued the ...

The rapid rise in global rocket launches could slow the recovery of the vital ozone layer, says Sandro Vattioni. The problem is being underestimated—yet it could be mitigated by forward-looking, ...

The aftermath of America's birthday has created some danger in the air in Delaware. The state Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control said "increased particles from overnight ...

By the second week of June, the Dallas-Fort Worth region had seen six days in 2025 where the region’s ozone reached unhealthy levels. That number is down slightly from the seven Ozone Action Day ...