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The American Lung Association’s annual air quality report shows that some of the most polluted air is in the areas around Las Vegas, Phoenix, Denver, and Salt Lake City, but some of the cleanest is in the mountain areas in Wyoming, Colorado, St. George, Utah, and Prescott Valley, Ariz.

A new study from Climate Central shows that Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah have had more than 20 extra high heat-risk days on average, and pregnant mothers without access to cooling could be more at risk.

With the future of abortion rights in Wyoming in limbo, two residents share how their pregnancies led them to opposite sides on the issue.

COVID-era grants for vaccine clinics and community health outreach workers were slashed in Teton and Natrona counties.

The loss leaves the county without Spanish-speaking Medicaid help.

Earthside Birth and Wellness Center in Cheyenne received a certification from the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers.

The Evanston-based Maternal Health Connections launched this month and provides prenatal and postpartum care to the community.

As the Wyoming Supreme Court considers whether the state’s abortion bans are constitutional, data show women who are denied abortions and carry their pregnancy to term have worse financial and physical well being than women who got abortions.

The temporary pause means Wellspring Health Access, the only clinic that provides procedural abortions in the state, will be able to reopen later this week to offer its full range of services. It also means Wyoming women will not be subject to a new ultrasound requirement.

Both counties had grants terminated by the Wyoming Department of Health last month. The grants supported COVID-19 vaccinations and community health worker programs.