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Northglenn highlights local air-quality measures as expert links pollution to heart, brain risks
Summary
At a City of Northglenn meeting, Mayor Meredith Leidy and city staff described local programs to reduce air pollution while James Crooks of National Jewish Health described short- and long-term health risks linked to air pollution.
At a recent City of Northglenn meeting, Mayor Meredith Leidy said the city is taking steps to reduce air pollution, and James Crooks, an associate professor and scientist at National Jewish Health in Denver, told attendees that air pollution can cause acute heart and brain events and may raise long-term risks for chronic heart and neurological diseases. "We recognize that air quality impacts everyone's quality of life," Leidy said, adding that the city is acting to reduce air pollutants.
A city staff member described local…
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