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Opinion: Is automobile exhaust the new DDT in Colorado’s environment?

by Kirk Zieser 5:00 AM MST on Dec 23, 2018

There’s no feeling more quintessential Coloradan than standing proudly on fatigued legs at the summit of one of this state’s mighty fourteeners, humming “Rocky Mountain High” to yourself while soaking in the immense beauty of a Colorado landscape. While I was on top of Quandary Peak this summer, I didn’t see anything that made me […]

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