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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

Braden: SLCs Dirty Little Secret

Braden: SLC’s Dirty Little Secret

By Paul Braden November 20, 2017

Salt Lake City has been described by visitors as a medium-sized, exceptionally clean and perhaps suspiciously friendly city. It offers a lower than national-median cost of living, and it provides unparalleled...

(Photo Courtesy of  Logan Mitchell)

Researchers Use TRAX to Measure Air Pollutants

By Kylee Ehmann February 4, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The inversion is unavoidable in the Salt Lake Valley, but new research may be able to pinpoint specific areas where health risks may increase. Different locations...

(Photo by Chris Samuels)

Researchers Unite to Discuss Inversion Solutions

By Christine Kannapel January 15, 2015

  Researchers and professors discussed possible solutions to Utah’s inversion problem on Tuesday. Every winter, an inversion forms in Salt Lake City due to particulate matter from pollutants...

(Photo by Chris Ayers)

Winter Inversion Is Settling in Salt Lake Valley

November 23, 2014

  If it isn’t already here, the desolation of the smog is coming whether the Salt Lake Valley is prepared for it or not. Living in the Salt Lake Valley during the winter can be difficult, but one...

Luigi Ghersi

Air quality is everyone’s business

March 18, 2014

The worst of the winter inversion is behind us, leaving another year to look for more solutions to this issue. Gov. Gary Herbert tried to ease air quality complaints by announcing a gradual change to cleaner...

OUR_Ep.52_How bad is the air?

January 29, 2014

In tonight's episode of Ol' Ute Radio, Sascha and Rebecca start off with discussion on Salt Lake's current air quality, recent events and double dates on capitol hill. This segues into talk of the recent...