Air Quality

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.

The Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act, passed in late January, set up a process for the Legislature to challenge federal laws it believes to be overreach.

The Bureau of Land Management will tighten limits on gas flaring on federal lands and require energy companies to improve methods to detect methane leaks that add to greenhouse gas pollution.

There was little action from lawmakers on air quality this year, meaning it will be another year for any policy changes in how Utah deals with the problem.

While Utah is just beginning to address the dust from the Great Salt Lake, Californians living near the Salton Sea are dealing with dust storms and health risks.

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