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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 – its gross inversion layer that you often can’t see through but can smell, taste, and even feel.  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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Smog Lake City: SLC’s Inversion Is Taking A Toll On The Air Quality

What do you think of when you hear Salt Lake City?  Best skiing in the US?  Breathtaking views?  Unparalleled accessibility to the mountains?  How about worst air quality in the US?  Smog Lake City’s dirty little secret is the biggest downfall to one of most beautiful cities around the world. Winter brings out the worst of the air quality in the […]

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Mitch McDermott | December 15, 2017
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Salt Lake City, UT = 7th Worst Air Quality in USA, Says American Lung Association

Utah has a major problem with air quality.   Salt Lake City was just ranked the 7th worst air quality in the USA for short-term particle pollution by the American Lung Association.   Utah as a state received a C for air quality. “The fact that we rank poorly on particulate pollution as well as ozone indicates this is a year-round […]

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SnowBrains | April 21, 2016
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