Wildfire Smoke

A research effort to see how long it takes people to recover from living with hazardous levels of wildfire smoke for seven weeks still hasn't determined the answer.

Dr. Fernando Holguin, professor of medicine specializing in pulmonary sciences at University of Colorado Anschutz joined Colorado Edition to discuss the impact that wildfire smoke can have on our lungs.

For days now, wildfire smoke has degraded the air quality in much of the Mountain West, and that unhealthy air is forcing tough decisions for schools that are trying to reopen.

Skies are hazy across the region thanks to the many wildfires burning in the West, and that smoke is more dangerous during the pandemic.

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Wildfire smoke reached dangerous levels across the Mountain West Monday. Eastern Washington had the worst air in the country and all 56 counties in...

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Smoke from wildfires burning in Colorado and beyond is hanging over large parts of western Colorado.Periods of moderate to heavy smoke are expected there…

A diverse team of scientists led by Colorado State University will be on an aircraft conducting smoke observation flights in Boise, Idaho.The project,…