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A Biden campaign sign in a Salt Lake City residents lawn (Photo by Maya Fraser | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Soter: Utah Needs Joe Biden in the White House

By Theadora Soter, Multimedia Managing Editor November 2, 2020

  For months now, journalists at the Daily Utah Chronicle and around the nation have been working tirelessly to provide you, the public, with the information you need to vote confidently, compassionately...

Shireen Ghorbani, a candidate for SL County mayor. (Courtesy of Shireen Ghorbani)

Cushman: Shireen Ghorbani for Salt Lake County Council

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer October 28, 2020

  Shireen Ghorbani currently serves on the Salt Lake County Council as a member at large, representing every constituent in the county. Before taking on her role as a council member, Ghorbani ran...

Lipperts team builds synthetic pine needles to model the magnetism of natural pine needles. (Photo courtesy of Pete Lippert)

U Research Shows the Role of Pine Needles in Air Filtration

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer October 22, 2020

  According to the American Lung Association’s “Most Polluted Cities” list, Salt Lake City ranked No. 11 for ozone and No. 7 for short-term particle pollution out of the approximately 19,000...

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Kincart: Vote Biden to Combat Climate Change

By Sydney Kincart, Print Chief, Opinion Writer October 14, 2020

  At the first presidential debate, Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president, Joe Biden, made it clear that he did not support the Green New Deal. He said, “I don’t support...

(Fire in Neff Canyon on Sept. 22, 2020 | Photo Courtesy of Sue Oldroyd)

Weglinski: Presidential Debates Must Focus on Climate Change

By Sonia Weglinski, Opinion Writer October 7, 2020

  The giant Metronome digital clock in New York recently revealed a new message. Curated by climate activists Andrew Boyd and Gan Golan, the display screen now flashes an unnerving reality: “The...

Fallen trees and other debris strewn across Salt Lake Citys East Central neighborhood after a powerful windstorm on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Some streets are completely blocked and cars crushed. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

McGrath: Rep. Curtis, Can We Be Done Holding Your Party’s Hand on Climate Change?

By Mackenzie McGrath, Opinion Writer September 18, 2020

  When Republican Representative John Curtis imagines a bipartisan response to climate change, he sees two previously bickering children dropping the politics and finally getting along — picking...

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McGrath: Thought the Pandemic Was Bad? Wait Till You See Climate Genocide

By Mackenzie McGrath, Opinion Writer September 3, 2020

  It might feel like 2020 is out to get us. In addition to Trump’s impeachment and acquittal and rumors — not to mention memes — of an imminent World War III, the year began amid the Australian...

Inversion in Salt Lake City, UT on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. (Photo by Curtis Lin/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Chung: Utahns, Say “No” to the Rollback of Clean Car Standards

By Stacy Chung June 22, 2020

Despite the major consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, there is one possibly optimistic result — significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions. But don’t get your hopes up. Even this slightest...

The Seratones’ “Power” is truly an homage to social progress and the strength that can be found in vulnerably honest storytelling. (Courtesy The Seratones)

Vulnerability, Honesty and Social Critiques within the Seratones’ ‘Power’

By Kate Button, Arts Writer, Copy Editor March 3, 2020

  The Seratones are a five-piece group based out of Shreveport, Louisiana that has explored genre lines from punk rock to gospel music filtered through jazz and blues lenses. On “Power,” the...

The Utah Peoples Climate March turns on South Temple towards the Governors Mansion in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Apr. 29, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Christopherson: The Church’s $100B Should Go to Preventing Climate Change

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor January 16, 2020

  The Washington Post reported a whistleblower complaint a few weeks ago that most Utahns have heard all about. The complaint alleged that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "has amassed...