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The artists and organizers of Art Against Doom gather together at Copper Palate Press to get ready for their Sept. 20 show. (Photo by Matt Gubler)

Art Against Doom: Creative Activism in the Face of Climate Change

By Abigail Bowé, Arts Writer September 18, 2019

  If you've ever taken a course in the Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons, perhaps you've seen a large installation — up on the second floor — of a quote from pop artist Andy Warhol printed along...

The Amazon Rainforest (Courtesy Flickr)

Amazon Fires Burn While Brazilian Government Stalls: U Professors Weigh In

By Jacob Rueda September 3, 2019

  As fires in the Amazon rainforest continue to steadily grow, political upheaval in Brazil's government is preventing any immediate action to take place to help control these fires. Brazil’s...

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‘If You Breathe in Utah, Then You Should Care About Clean Air’

By Delaney Sheppard, News Writer August 20, 2019

  The clean air carbon tax initiative by the name “Clean the Darn Air” might appear on the ballot this upcoming year.   Spearheaded by professional economist Yoram Bauman and co-written by...

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U Health Research Finds Link Between Air Pollution and Risk of Miscarriage

By Connor Applegate January 18, 2019

  A research report from University of Utah Health published at the end of this last year found that pregnant women living along the Wasatch Front are at an increased risk for miscarriage following...

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Inversion Season Fashion: Patterned Pollution Masks Give Options

By Alaikia Marielle January 17, 2019

  Salt Lake City natives are no stranger to the temperature inversion which occurs every winter and increases particulate pollution in the valley to sometimes dangerous levels. For those who are...

Pollution plume from Siberia mixing with clouds in the Arctic in July 2012. Contour lines indicate carbon monoxide concentrations. Ice clouds appear blue and liquid clouds appear white and gray. Credit: MODIS/NASA/Quentin Coopman.

U Researchers Publish Study on Air Pollution’s Effect on Cloud Lives

By Kaylara Benfield November 1, 2018

  It is a well-known fact that pollution is a leading factor in global warming. In a recent research study involving University of Utah researchers, air pollution was found to possibly shorten...

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A Look at Pollution Indoors

By Mackenzie McDermott October 18, 2018

  The Salt Lake–Provo–Orem area took number eight on the 2018 list of highest short-term particle pollution in the nation and 18 for worst ozone by the American Lung Association. That pollution...

Utahs Poor Air Quality Is Driving Families Apart

Utah’s Poor Air Quality Is Driving Families Apart

By Alisa Patience May 23, 2017

Utah’s motto used to be that we have the “greatest snow on earth,” but how could that still be the case considering how dirty the snow has become due to pollution? The air in Utah isn't only ruining...

Sara Tannenbaum, coordinator of Smart Trips Salt Lake City, speaks in the collegiate room in the Union on Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Dane Goodwin.

SmartTrips SLC poises to increase UTA usage

March 26, 2014

For Sara Tannenbaum, coordinator of SmartTrips SLC, realizing an increase in public transportation to the U is a matter of changing attitudes. “Students have some of the greatest support in getting to...