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Campus

Eye on the Y: BYU team conducts study to improve health in Nepal, new species named after BYU professor, BYU cyber security program earns CyberCorps Scholarship for Service

By Jaecie Stilovich
February 23, 2024 12:00 AM
BYU team conducts study to improve health in Nepal
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Healthy Living

Air pollution decreasing Utahns' life spans according to study

By Erika Magaoay
January 24, 2020 12:00 AM
Air pollution is taking years of off Utahns' lives according to a report from BYU environmental science professor Ben Abbott and student Isabella Errigo.
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Healthy Living

Pollution progress stunted by growing population

By Jefferson Jarvis
December 11, 2018 12:00 AM
See also 'Utah regulates the use of wood burning stoves with no-burn days'
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Healthy Living

BYU professor pioneers research on air pollution's negative health effects

By Ciera Kueser
November 28, 2018 12:00 AM
Joshua Higbee, Arden Pope and Jacob Lefler meet regularly on the BYU campus. The team researches the effects of air pollution on the quality of human life. (Lexie Flickinger)
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Local

Environmental professionals say small choices make biggest difference in improving air quality

By Jenna Alton
February 22, 2018 12:00 AM
Jerry Benson, CEO and president of UTA, addresses an audience on Feb. 20 at a policy discussion for solutions to Utah's air quality problem. Benson said air quality is the issue of today. (Jenna Alton)
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State

HB101: Bill would require diesel emissions testing in Utah County

By Jenna Alton
January 28, 2018 12:00 AM
Inversion covers Salt Lake City. Upcoming bills in the Utah legislature aim to improve air quality in the state. (AP Photo, Steve Griffin)
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Local

Utah County lawmakers set their session priorities

By Nicole Hillman
January 26, 2018 12:00 AM
Utah County lawmakers are sponsoring bills dealing with everything from educating drivers about air pollution to increasing the penalty for assisted suicide in the 2018 legislative session.
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Campus Events

BYU economics professor tackles air pollution controversies

By Ryan Hernandez
March 10, 2017 12:00 AM
Professor C. Arden Pope III emphasized the dangers of air pollution to the audience during a lecture in the SWKT. (Ari Davis)
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Healthy Living

Utah cities top charts for worst air quality

By Mckenna Park
February 28, 2017 12:00 AM
The bad air quality is visually evident while driving into the Salt Lake Valley. Many Utahns say the polluted air affects their health. (Maddi Driggs)
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Healthy Living

Utah sees worst air quality since 2013

February 11, 2016 12:00 AM
People display their signs during a public hearing to let federal regulators know what they think about a proposal to require more pollution controls at two of the state's oldest coal-fired power plants. Hundreds of people supporting the coal industry who oppose the plan were in attendance. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Local

Eco-Response club helps lead charge for cleaner air

By Isaac Wright
January 28, 2016 12:00 AM
Utah's polluted air is visible as a dirty haze draped over the valley, a poisonous fog that seems to go on with no end in sight. The most drastic effects are invisible. Groups in Utah County are leading the charge to make cleaner air a priority.
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Local

Breathing this winter could get dirty

By Kelsie Matheson
December 07, 2015 12:00 AM
The Oquirrh Mountains are portrayed here as an inversion blankets the Salt Lake Valley. (Associated Press)
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Local

Utah lawmakers review $1.8 million in air quality proposals

By Adam Droge
February 13, 2014 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers are sifting through some $1.8 million worth of proposals aimed at cleaning up Utah's air.
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Museum & Exhibitions

Beijing/SLC artist collaboration puts focus on air quality

By Lizzie Jenkins
February 10, 2014 12:00 AM
AP Photo Pollution in SLC
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Local

Mayor Curtis issues clean air challenge to fight pollution

By Haylin Martin
January 29, 2014 12:00 AM
The inversion layer on a winter day in Utah. (AP photo)
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Local

Utahns anticipate 2014 State of the State address

By Collin Pace
January 28, 2014 12:00 AM
Governor Gary Herbert will address Utah on Wednesday night at the annual State of the State address. (AP Photo)
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Local

Inversion in Utah Valley causes health concerns

By Samantha Gilbert
January 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Inversions and bad air quality in the Salt Lake and Utah valleys are causing health issues for many people as the cold weather has settled.
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Local

Provo's polluted past

January 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Utah Valley's history of pollution leads Linda Clark to wonder, has Utah learned from the past or is it doomed to repeat it?
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