Air Quality

Millions of people visit Utah’s national parks for their awe-inspiring views, but air pollution often gets in the way. Federal moves to reverse emission-cutting policies could put the parks’ air even more at risk.

The Trump administration wants to undo a landmark Environmental Protection Agency rule that has become the bedrock of many policies aimed at lowering greenhouse gas emissions.

There are currently only four dust monitoring sites at the Great Salt Lake, but “we need better data,” says the director of Utah’s Department of Environmental Quality.

There are more than 800 square miles of exposed lakebed, and researchers are just beginning to understand how pervasive the dust problem is.

From a waning water supply to traffic congestion, the BUILD Coordinating Council will come together quarterly to lay out recommendations on how to solve Utah’s most pressing problems.

The deadline for the latest round of funding is Jan. 9. Local transportation directors say electric buses work well, but not perfectly.

Utah has been out of federal ozone attainment standards since 2015. The director of the Utah Division of Air Quality says current mitigation efforts haven’t been effective.

Reaching for Air: Four Utahns installed sensors built by Columbia University’s Brown Institute in their homes. Here’s what they found.

Wyatt Johnson, a recent high school graduate watched how his family’s routine impacted the air they breathed at home.

Two Utah households on opposite sides of the Salt Lake Valley recorded every polluting habit, leading one to change beloved routines.

Tegan Spangrude and Dallen Brown found answers on the air they breathe indoors after a personal loss.

Besides fire risks and a bump in fire department calls, the air quality on the Wasatch Front also takes a hit over the holiday.