pollution

Bad air quality from inversions is a common winter occurrence in the Salt Lake Valley. But it’s not the only place in Utah that experiences these meteorological events.

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.

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.

With some of Utah’s coal-fired power plants set to close in the coming years, Republican legislators are looking at ways to give the state some breathing room.

Real talk: Utah’s air quality is not great. Especially in the winter. Why so brown, bromine?

A primer on understanding air quality categories in the DEQ’s health forecast and how the term “haze” may fit into it all.

More than five million people are projected to call Utah home by 2060.

Toxic dust from the drying lake bed is becoming airborne and researchers from Utah State University are seeking answers blowing in the wind.

The latest Utah news for Thursday morning, April 21, 2022

The latest Utah news from Thursday morning, Jan. 13, 2022

Utah’s Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee met Monday to discuss improvements to the Wasatch Front’s air quality during the…

Salt Lake City launched an effort Monday to protect babies from neurotoxic chemical exposures. It’s one of three cities piloting a program with the…