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Video of the Day

Video of the Day: Paris mayor jumps in the River Seine

Emmeline Blythe
By Emmeline Blythe
July 19, 2024 12:00 AM
(CNN)
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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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Healthy Living

Lung cancer leads in cancer-related deaths in Utah, community works to reduce stigma

By Megan Brugger
January 08, 2023 12:00 AM
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Utah and the U.S., making up almost 25% of all cancer deaths nationally.
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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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Local

Scooters in Provo bring mixed reviews

By Lisi Merkley
September 27, 2019 12:00 AM
Electric scooters made their first appearance on the streets of Provo on Aug. 8 and have exceeded the expectations of Zagster, the company that owns the scooters. However, some Provo residents wish users were more cautious while riding them.
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Campus

BYU study finds inversion, rainy days have no effect on emotional distress

By Jessica Olsen
September 28, 2016 12:00 AM
An individual looks out into the water at Utah Lake. BYU professors found no statistically significant effect of cloudy days on emotional distress, but they did find that sun time plays a role in a person's emotional state. (Jessica Olsen)
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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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Local

Environmentalists seek to prohibit fracking in Utah

By Katie Rhoton
March 11, 2016 12:00 AM
More than 45,000 acres of public land in Utah were approved for fracking in 2015, causing several environmentally friendly focused companies to file formal protests. In spite of the petitions, the land was approved for fracking by the Bureau of Land Management in January.
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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

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

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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State

Thousands unite on Utah Capitol calling for cleaner air

By Derek Jacobs
January 27, 2014 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY — Thousands of Utahns donned filtration masks and crafted witty signs to protest for cleaner air at a rally that drew an estimated 4,000 people.
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Uncategorized

HB55: Is Utah's 'Breaking Bad' fund broke?

January 01, 1970 12:00 AM
by Abigail Norton
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Local

Thousands converge on Utah Capitol calling for cleaner air

January 01, 1970 12:00 AM
By Derek Jacobs
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Local

Salt Lake mayor says air quality will kill city's future

January 01, 1970 12:00 AM
By Derek Jacobs
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Local

Mayor encourages Salt Lake County residents to choose their future

By Katelin Rodgerson
January 01, 1970 12:00 AM
By Katelin Rodgerson
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