What's pollution like in Salt Lake City?

Being someone with Reactive Airways Disease, the winter inversions do not play well with breathing. It's not the inversions themselves, which is a natural phenomenon, but the pollution it traps. The Salt Lake Valley is essentially a bowl. read more

The areas outside the Salt Lake Valley vary with problems of pollution and temperature extremes. The farther south you go, the warmer it will get. However, there is also the balance of work and area. Some areas outside the Salt Lake (Salt Lake City/West Valley/Sandy) and Utah Valleys (Provo/Orem) do not have the best job markets. read more

Air pollution has been a major topic and cause of concern for the residents of Salt Lake City. Known as “the inversion," the mountains surrounding Salt Lake City frequently disappear behind a curtain of smog during summer and winter seasons. read more

Daniel Mendoza analyzes air pollution across the Salt Lake Valley at the University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences. Like many cities, pollution levels are highest where incomes are lowest, he explained. That means people living on the west side are impacted more than east-siders. read more

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Results from studies showing how pollution levels in Salt Lake City can be dramatically different in different communities are shown at the Breathe Clean Festival, Saturday, November 18, 2017. read more