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Metro

Health organizations advise Utah County on how to stay healthy during smoky days

By Cardin McKinney
October 01, 2024 11:31 AM
Provo residents faced several challenging air quality days beginning Sept. 11, with smoke becoming a concern for residents in Utah County.
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Environment

Provo air quality on the up and up, report shows

Ethan Pack
By Ethan Pack
April 02, 2024 12:00 AM
Provo may soon be designated as having improved air quality since meeting the Environmental Protection Agency's requirements for harmful particulate matter in the air in 2019.
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Environment

4,200 Project plans to preserve Great Salt Lake

By Alyse Clark
March 04, 2024 12:00 AM
The Great Salt Lake has a fascinating history and contributes significantly to Utah’s air quality, economy and wildlife population.
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Featured

Winter inversions lower air quality below EPA standards

By Joe Wirthlin
February 02, 2023 12:00 AM
When people think of winter time, snow, skiing and Santa often come to mind. In Utah, another winter phenomenon has residents less enthralled: inversions.
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Local

Utah experts discuss solutions to air quality crisis

By Margaret Darby
March 31, 2021 12:00 AM
Utah pollution experts and local government representatives met virtually on Monday evening to discuss clean air and climate change solutions for Utah.
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State

2019 Legislature: Here's what you need to know

By Katie Harris
March 15, 2019 12:00 AM
Utah's 2019 legislative session ended at around 11 p.m. Thursday night. Lawmakers celebrated passing more bills in this session than in any other session — 573. The previous record was 535.
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Local

HCR5: Committee favorably recommends bill aimed at reducing wildfires

By Katelyn Stiles
February 22, 2019 12:00 AM
The Pole Creek and Bald Mountain wildfires merged in September 2018, causing high population evacuations in Utah. In this file photo, the fire burns near Salem. (Qiling Wang/AP Photo)
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Local

Gov. Herbert delivers State of the State address

By Katie Harris
January 31, 2019 12:00 AM
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert delivers his State of the State address at the Utah State Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 30, in Salt Lake City. Behind Herbert are Speaker of the House Brad Wilson, left, R-Kaysville, and Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton. (Spenser Heaps/The Deseret News via AP, Pool)
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Local

Legislative panel encourages Salt Lake Chamber to participate in statewide progress

By Katie Harris
January 24, 2019 12:00 AM
Business people from around the state gathered on Friday, Jan. 18, to discuss their priorities for the upcoming 2019 legislative session.
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Healthy Living

Utah regulates the use of wood burning stoves with no-burn days

By Jefferson Jarvis
December 11, 2018 12:00 AM
The haze from an inversion hangs over downtown Salt Lake City in January 2013. State regulations on wood-burning fireplaces during inversions prevent the addition of more dangerous particulate matter to already-polluted air during inversions. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Metro

Utah wildfires caused 19 'red air' quality days this summer

By Ciera Kueser
October 17, 2018 12:00 AM
Chris Ownsbey, a firefighter for Murray City, participates in training. (Chris Ownsbey)
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Local

Pole Creek, Bald Mountain fires burn over 68,000 acres, smoke creeps into Provo

By Lauren Lethbridge
September 14, 2018 12:00 AM
In this Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, photo, a wildfire burns in Salem, Utah. (Qiling Wang/The Deseret News via AP)
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Local

BYU students, lawmakers prioritize environmental care

By Jenna Alton
February 12, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU students Zach Clement and Anne Thomas hold the banner for the BYU Earth Stewardship club. The club's mission is to increase awareness of environmental issues on campus. (Josh Ellis)
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Local

2016 gubernatorial candidates address top priorities in Utah

By Lauren Hanson
March 29, 2016 12:00 AM
Four of Utah's leading gubernatorial candidates addressed the state's top priorities at the Utah Foundation luncheon on Thursday, March 24.
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Healthy Living

Inversion may cause health problems for Utah runners

By Brynn Dew
February 20, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU student, Abigail Crandall battles Inversion and runs outside. Outdoor runners may experience long-term health risks if they run through inversion. (Maddi Driggs)
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Healthy Living

Elementary school students call for clean air

By Ryan Morgan
February 04, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY -- The city's mayor and hundreds of students flooded the Capitol, gathering to protest of Utah’s air quality and called for stronger environmental regulations.
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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

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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