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🌱 NCAR Fire Human-Caused + Moldy MJ Recalled + Bad Air Quality

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Happy Friday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off right. These are the most important things going on around Boulder today.

Friday's weather: Breezy in the afternoon. High: 79 Low: 42.

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Here are the top stories today in Boulder:

  1. Metro Denver is one of the worst areas for ozone pollution. A recent study by the American Lung Association has several Denver metro communities on the list for the worst ozone conditions in the U.S. This probably won't surprise some, as the EPA recently moved to designate the Front Range as a severe violator of ozone standards. (FOX31)
  2. Investigators believe the NCAR Fire was caused by human activity. The investigators looking into the cause of the NCAR Fire last month have since run through all of the leads they had. (9News)
  3. The bud, it is moldy. State marijuana regulators have recalled some 36 different batches of recreational weed at Fresh Baked in Boulder. The bad bud was flagged because it may have had contained unsafe mold and yeast levels. (Westword)
  4. EVs are coming to Colorado. A bill that is working its way through the state legislature would require most new commercial and residential buildings to include electric car charging stations. (Patch)
  5. Today's fire danger warning is considered extremely dangerous. Boulder and most of Colorado, outside of the mountains, will be under a Red Flag warning starting at 11 a.m. on Friday. A Red Flag warning is issued when there is high fire danger, usually due to adverse weather conditions. (CBS4)

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Today in Boulder:

  • Family Play Festival: Meadows Branch Library. (2 p.m.)
  • Postcard from Morocco: University of Colorado Boulder. (7:30 p.m.)
  • Boulder Bicycle Film Festival: Community Cycles. (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Environmental Justice Action Task Force will continue its third meeting. The Task Force will review and discuss potential topics to include in its final recommendations and how to structure the process of developing recommendations. Public comment will begin at 2 p.m. On Saturday, April 23, from noon-3 p.m., the join the discussion by registering here.
  • COMMENTARY: Is rent control really the right answer for affordability in Boulder? There's significant demand for affordable housing in the Denver metro area, can we ever build our way out? Rent control is not a panacea. (Boulder Weekly)
  • Boulder County filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Ceres Environmental Services, Inc., the losing bidder on the Private Property Debris Removal Program. (BOCO)
  • People from all over the state met in Vail this week at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Partners in the Outdoors Conference. Members from the Boulder Mountainbike Alliance was there, too. (Facebook)
  • Stories from around town: Little fires everywhere, outdoor dining here to stay. (Boulder Weekly)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday. I'll catch up with you bright and early Saturday morning with another edition of the Boulder Daily. — Brad K. Evans

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