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Health study says smoking ban improves Laramie's air quality 

Air quality in Cheyenne restaurants and bars is 20 times worse than in Laramie, where smoking is banned in public buildings, a state-funded health report says.

The report, written by the University of Wyoming's Survey and Analysis Center, also states that particulate pollution, which can be associated with secondhand smoke, dropped 96 percent after Laramie's smoke-free ordinance went into effect in April.

The report was funded by the Substance Abuse Division of the Wyoming Department of Health. The results could become a subject of discussion in Cheyenne, which is currently considering a smoking ban of its own.

"These are really compelling statistics," said Laura Feldman, an associate research scientist for the analysis center. James Repace of Repace Associates and Mark Travers of Roswell Park Cancer Institute were other authors of the report.

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