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<p>A ground-level flare roars at a well site in western Wyoming's Upper Green River Basin, where ozone levels last week exceeded the worst days in major U.S. cities last year. Local residents complain of runny eyes, nosebleeds and shortness of breath and say the air is hazy. Gas industry officials say they're taking steps to reduce air pollution.</p>

<p>A ground-level flare roars at a well site in western Wyoming's Upper Green River Basin, where ozone levels last week exceeded the worst days in major U.S. cities last year. Local residents complain of runny eyes, nosebleeds and shortness of breath and say the air is hazy. Gas industry officials say they're taking steps to reduce air pollution.</p>

March 9, 2011

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Wyoming plagued by a big-cityproblem: smog
March 9, 2011 8 p.m.

Wyoming plagued by a big-cityproblem: smog

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Wyoming, famous for its crisp mountain air and breathtaking, far-as-the-eye-can-see vistas, is looking a little bit like smoggy Los Angeles these days because of a boom in natural gas drilling.