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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The Utah State Capitol, West Valley City and Rio Tinto Kennecott Smelter seen from the Avenues in Salt Lake City on Nov. 17, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The U’s Efforts to Combat Utah’s Poor Air Quality

By Jamie Faux, News Writer January 31, 2024

  Provo, Logan and Salt Lake City, Utah were each recently designated as nonattainment areas by the Environmental Protection Agency due to their consistently poor air quality. The EPA determines...

Display shelves in Vantage in Salt Lake City on April 15, 2023.

Van Wagenen: Protect the Planet … and Look Good Doing It

By Madeline Van Wagenen, Opinion Editor May 26, 2023

  The second you walk into Vantage, you’re greeted with throwback tunes and a wide selection of vintage gear to peruse. Vintage t-shirts line the walls, with shelves and racks full of clothes....

Zahra Saifee holds a sign at a climate protest held by Divest U at the Union Plaza on April 22, 2021. (Photo by Natalie Colby | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: The Supreme Court Crusades Against Environmental Protection

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor July 17, 2022

  In the final days of the Supreme Court’s nine-month session, conservative justices have managed to eviscerate not only reproductive rights and fourth amendment freedoms, but also environmental...

(Graphic by Claire Peterson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Changing EPA Policies in a Changing Environment

By Chandler Joost, News Writer October 30, 2021

  In recent months, the Biden administration has sought to increase the size and scope of the Environmental Protection Agency. This was in response to the Trump administration’s policies that...

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...

Edible gardens compost at the U in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, Apr. 6, 2017. (Photo by Rishi Deka | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Christopherson: The U Needs A Campus-Wide Compost Program

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor January 18, 2020

  For a state full of nature lovers — not to mention millions of acres of beautiful land worth preserving — Utah has been disappointingly slow to jump on the eco-friendly bandwagon. Last year,...

Marathon Petroleum Refinery at night 
(Photo by: Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Braden: A License to Pollute

By Paul Braden January 16, 2019

  Another winter brings with it the usual matters of discontent in Salt Lake City: dangerous road conditions and poor air quality. Compact cars can frequently be seen careening sideways through...