Alixel Cabrera | Salt Lake Tribune

To clean the air, experts urge taking public transit, using clean energy — and spending political capital — with an Olympic deadline looming.

The health effects of living in bad air, experts say, are comparable to what smoking does to the body. And the economic effects, as health problems lead to higher medical bills and lost time at work and school, can also take a toll.

Las decisiones tomadas en la década de 1890 “todavía nos impactan hoy”, dice un científico del clima.

Salt Lake City's west side has worse air quality than the east side — for reasons that range from a mistake made in the 1890s and decades of redlining.

West-siders bear the brunt of the valley's poor air quality and don't always know how to plead their cases to elected officials. Our Reaching for Air project tried to close the gap between constituents and their representatives.

Students at Granger High School in the Granite School District are learning about the valley's air pollution challenges by submitting art to the Utah High School Clean Air Marketing Contest.

“Reaching for Air” profundizará en la contaminación y cómo afecta a los residentes del oeste.

Reaching for Air is a collaboration between KUER and The Salt Lake Tribune that amplifies the air quality stories of west side residents.