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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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State

Australia's not the only place getting warmer

By Erika Magaoay
January 21, 2020 12:00 AM
Fires in Australia are still raging, and Utah should expect similar extremes in weather, according to local leaders and experts.
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State

Asphalt plant goes green, emits less nitrogen oxides

By Lisi Merkley
November 25, 2019 12:00 AM
Morgan Asphalt recently built a new hot burning asphalt plant in Magna, Utah, that aims to decrease their emissions of nitrogen oxides by using state-of-the-art equipment.
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Healthy Living

BYU students express belief in climate change

By Lisi Merkley
September 27, 2019 12:00 AM
The internet is abuzz with talk about what needs to be done to address climate change following the UN Climate Change Summit held Sept. 21-23. But many nations, including the U.S., left the conference without any firm plans to decrease their contributions to climate change.
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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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Good in the Universe

BYU students, community participate in citizen science project to improve Utah Lake

By Auburn Wilcox
March 07, 2018 12:00 AM
Gabriella Loosle receives help sampling water at the last sampling field trip. This field trip marked the start of many sampling trips that will occur during this project. (BYU Photo: Nate Edwards)
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