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Odor-detecting “electronic noses” deployed this past month mark Denver’s latest push to purge its olfactory environment as foul fumes again waft into neighborhoods, intensifying with spring as the weather warms. Irked residents complain to the city about every two days, records show, and municipal inspectors focus on familiar industrial emitters, including a 91-year-old pet food factory, marijuana producers, asphalt factories, an oil refinery, and processors of grocery and slaughterhouse waste. “It’s horrible, to wake up in the morning to that smell,” Dawn Diaz, 38, said in front of her house in hard-hit Globeville, where her extended family and five children with respiratory ailments have lived all their lives. “Definitely somewhere I wouldn’t choose to live,” said Diaz, who finds her eyes water frequently and relies on nasal spray and allergy meds for relief. “You get sick more.” Adams County Commissioner Steve O’Dorisio, recalling marathoners’ disgust during a race along … [Read more...] about What’s that smell? Denver deploys “electronic noses” in new push to purge foul odors in the air

Who produces the odors that periodically waft through Denver? Driven by the more than 1,000 complaints from Denver residents since 2016, city environmental health inspectors pinpointed the following sites as frequent emitters of foul fumes. RELATED: What’s that smell? Denver deploys “electronic noses” in new push to purge foul odors in the air — Marijuana industry facilities, more than 320 around Denver, collectively drawing roughly 10% of all odor complaints. These emit skunky, floral smells, even though 314 have had odor control plans approved. Inspections ceased during the pandemic but are scheduled to resume later this year. — Owens Corning Denver Roofing Plant, 5201 Fox St.: Pungent roofing tar-like smells sweep across north Denver from just west of Interstate 25. — Trumbull Asphalt Plant, 5201 Bannock St.: Fumes reeking of hydrocarbons likened to diesel and gasoline drew complaints about this facility, where city officials say trucks are loaded with liquid … [Read more...] about Pet food factory, oil refinery and marijuana industry are among Denver’s most frequent sources of foul smells

Despite jubilation over the partial reopening of pubs in Britain, the industry — which has been under threat for decades — has seen a rapid decline over the past year of lockdowns, with some 2,500 pubs shutting down for good in 2020. On Monday, pubs were permitted by the government to open back up, however, only those with outdoor seating were actually allowed to serve their customers. The joy of finally being able to raise a glass with mates was perhaps best typified by the scenes witnessed in Soho in London, which is said to have resembled a carnival atmosphere on the first night of reopening. Hard to believe this is central London on a Monday night as opposed to some decadent festival. Spontaneous cheering. People quite literally dancing in the streets- the liberation is palpable. pic.twitter.com/gxHeuKcood — Matthew Thompson (@mattuthompson) April 12, 2021 When looking at the country at large, however, a bleaker portrait of the economic devastation inflicted … [Read more...] about Last Call: 2,500 British Pubs Closed For Good During Lockdown, as Less Than Half Reopened on Monday

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Yesterday we saw just over a tenth of an inch of rain falling. That rain, along with quickly clearing skies in the overnight hours and light winds has allowed fog to form in spots this morning. READ MORE: Majority Of Penguins Players, Coaches Receive COVID-19 Vaccines At PPG Paints Arena Clinic The thickest of fog seems to be centered in Butler county as of the time of me writing this blog. (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center) Fog should burn off by the 9:00 a.m. hour, leaving partly sunny skies for the rest of the day. There is a low rain chance this morning as a weak boundary extending off of an upper low drifts to the east. (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center) I consider today a transition day as yesterday’s upper low was absorbed back into the jet stream and another dominant upper low moves our way, located just north of Minnesota. There is a rain band extending out from the upper low into western Pennsylvania. This is likely … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh Weather: Foggy Start, Warmer Afternoon Temperatures

close Video CDC, Fauci not emphasizing harm to students from being out of school: Dr. Makary Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marty Makary shares his concerns with medical leaders not discussing negative effects of virtual learning. A woman in Alaska , who caught COVID-19 a second time after she had been vaccinated is taking her story public not to show that vaccines are ineffective, but quite the contrary. Kim Akers was given the Johnson & Johnson vaccine last month, but was recently diagnosed with the dreaded disease - again. But she doesn't fault the vaccine. "I want people to get the vaccine. I want awareness. I want people to get the vaccine … so that we can get out of this," Akers told FOX News, "If they don’t do this, we are not going to see an end to this." Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine was 66% protective against moderate to severe illness in a large international study. In just the U.S., where there had been … [Read more...] about Alaska woman caught COVID-19 a second time after Johnson & Johnson vaccine