Wyoming issues ozone warning: due to oil and gas industry

LANDER — Elevated levels of a potentially toxic air pollutant in the Pinedale region prompted the Department of Environmental Quality to issue an air pollution advisory Wednesday.

Relatively high levels of ozone, a noxious gas and respiratory irritant, have been recorded by DEQ monitors at Boulder, Daniel and at the Jonah natural gas field this past week.

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