Longer wildfire seasons means more bad air days
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Each year, Utah and much of the west goes up in flame.
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2024 U Clear the Air Challenge
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Participants who sign up and record the minimum number of trips qualify for a chance to win prizes.
Read MoreJust how dangerous is Great Salt Lake dust? New research looks for clues
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U scientists determine sediments from the dry playa have elevated ‘oxidative potential,’ indicating greater risk to human health.
Read MoreDaniel Mendoza: Turning science into action
The U atmospheric sciences researcher marshals the data to help improve life for those in Salt Lake’s underserved communities.
Read MoreUnraveling Utah’s summer ozone puzzle
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U scientists’ air quality data to support deep probe into a growing air pollution problem in Salt Lake Valley.
Read MoreEnvironmental refuges to escape the heat
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Daniel Mendoza discusses the need for “cool zones,” for the public to escape increasingly extreme heatwaves and its associated heat-related illness.
Read More‘Roving sentinels’ discover new air pollution sources
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Google Street View cars sampled air quality at a scale fine enough to capture variations within neighborhoods. A new atmospheric modeling method can identify pollution emission sources in many cities.
Read MoreVehicle idling can compound local pollution on bad air days
Data from drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites shows hyper-local air quality effects of idling.
Read MoreDirtiest snow-year in the Wasatch accelerated snowmelt by 17 days
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The Great Salt Lake’s dry lakebed contributed the highest dust emissions per surface area during 2022, which had the most dust deposition events and concentrations since observations began in 2009.
Read MoreWhen the air outside is bad, is it still clean inside?
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New air sensors across campus will try to answer that question.
Read MoreDirty downpour
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A storm left people’s cars and clothes covered in muddy residue. The culprit was dust. McKenzie Skiles, assistant professor of geography, explained how it happened.
Read MoreUtah’s air quality history featured early women environmental leaders
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A Marriott Library digital exhibit shows how women have been advocating for clean air along the Wasatch Front for more than a century.
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