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Poor Air Quality in Salt Lake County, UT, Worsens

Menacingly looming over Salt Lake County is a layer of dense fog and fine particulate pollution that can be expected to stay over the next few days. It is anticipated that Salt Lake Countyโ€™s air quality will continue to deteriorate and fall into the “unhealthy for sensitive groups” category, worsening the already poor conditions. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality […]

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Alfred Arnaud | December 20, 2023
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Why Salt Lake City, UT Has Some of the World’s Worst Air Quality and What We Can Do to Fix It

Salt Lake City Inversion

If you’ve ever been in Salt Lake City during the winter long enough, you know about its nasty air quality โ€“ its gross inversion layer that you often can’t see through but can smell, taste, and even feel.ย  IQAir, a Swedish research company, ranks Salt Lake City as the 94th metropolitan city with the worst air quality in the world. […]

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Haleigh Hafner | March 14, 2022
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Predicted To Fall Almost 8% โ€” Largest Decrease Ever

The COVID-19 pandemic is delivering the biggest shock to the global energy system in 70 years, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. NPR News covered the topic in a recent article and said: “Global energy demand is expected to fall by 6% this year, seven times the decline brought by the financial crisis 10 years ago. […]

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India Air Pollution Dropped So Much That The Himalaya Are Visible For the First Time in 30-Years!

For the first time in 30 years, the Himalayan Mountains are visible in India due to lower levels of air pollution as a result of a nationwide lockdown. It’s the first time millions of people living within 100 miles of the world’s largest mountain range have been able to see them in all their beauty. India, a country of nearly […]

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Coronavirus in Colorado: Air Pollution Declines After State Goes on Lockdown

Air pollution is declining in the Centennial State as a byproduct of social distancing measures and economic-shutdown due to the novel coronavirus. Air pollution consisting of particulates like nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide decreased this month around the Denver area by up to 50% in some areas according to data recently reviewed by The Denver Post. The same data set […]

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A Massive 96% of National Parks Suffer from Air Pollution | 33 Parks Are as Polluted as the 20 Largest Cities

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The effects of air pollution on the national parks are even more widespread and distressing than we thought. 33 of Americaโ€™s most-visited national parks areย as pollutedย as the 20 largest cities, a recent reportย from the National Parks Conservation Association shows. Related: New Data: Air Pollution Impacts 92% of Worldโ€™s Population A massive 96% of the 417 national parks are troubled by […]

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A Study Done By The EPA In Utah Finds That High Levels Of ‘Air Toxins’ Can Cause Health Issues

Bad air quality in Salt Lake County, Utah

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), hazardous air pollutants are pollutants that are known or suspected to cause cancer or serious health effects. The EPA is working with state, local, and other government affiliations to reduce air emissions of 187 toxic air pollutants to the environment. Scientists at Utahโ€™s Division of Air Quality are focusing on a few chemicals, […]

Daniel Lucero | September 1, 2016
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New Study: Elevated Air Toxics on Utah’s Wasatch Front

Warning: Breathe at Your Own Risk Just how bad is the smog that permeates the air on Utah’s Wasatch Front? It’s killer. A newly released study from Utah’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has detected worrisome levels of several hazardous air pollutants. The specific air toxics include lead particles, formaldehyde and the solvent methylene chloride among others, all known to […]

Robin Azer | September 1, 2016
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