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Researchers take flight over Salt Lake Valley to trace ozone, urban air quality
20+ hour, 16+ min ago (598+ words) A collaboration of researchers from area universities are shown with the University of Wyoming’s NSF/King Air Atmospheric Research Aircraft in Laramie. During the summer, a team of researchers from several universities in the region collaborated for field measurements to…...
Newport News study finds wind fences could reduce coal dust in air
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (66+ words) A new study from the city of Newport News found that wind fence configurations could reduce the amount of coal dust moving into nearby neighborhoods. The project could cost up to $22 million. A new study from the city of Newport…...
$3.94M NIH grant to study how Detroit air pollution accelerates biological aging
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (163+ words) Researchers at Wayne State University have been awarded a five-year, $3.94 million R01 grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health to investigate how air pollution levels commonly found in Detroit accelerate biological aging and…...
Recommendations for clearing Utah's air by the Olympics on Access Utah
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (131+ words) Three Utah State University professors have published a report in the journal Sustainability and Climate Change titled "The Utah 2034 Winter Olympics: Leaving a Lasting Clean Air Legacy." They say that the coming Olympic games in Utah can be a spur…...
COPD Genetic Risk Tied to Childhood Lung Function in Polluted Areas
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (203+ words) ERS: COPD Genetic Risk Tied to Childhood Lung Function in Polluted Areas HealthDay 9, 2026 (HealthDay News) -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) polygenic risk score (PRS) is associated with lung function development from infancy to childhood in those with exposure to high…...
Utah Regional Haze Public Comment Webinar
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (173+ words) Join National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club and HEAL Utah for an hour on what regional haze pollution is, what Utah's plan isn’t doing to clean it up, and how to write a comment the state is legally required to…...
Green Tips: Great Salt Lake Dust??? more than just a concern for our lungs
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (219+ words) The drying of the Great Salt Lake has been a hot-button issue for Utahns in recent years, with a major concern being the health risks associated with dust inhalation from the drying lakebed. The Great Salt Lake lakebed contains heavy…...
Here’s what’s causing that massive smoke plume in the western Salt Lake Valley
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (101+ words) sltrib.com Here’s what’s causing that massive smoke plume in the western Salt Lake Valley The fire was first reported outside of a few warehouse buildings at 12:30 p.m. (Utah Department of Transportation) A traffic camera shows a fire at…...
Genetic Propensity to COPD, Air Pollution Impacts Lung Growth
1+ week, 1+ day ago (368+ words) Research from Switzerland suggests that having a genetic propensity to developing the lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can negatively impact lung development in children if they are also exposed to air pollution. COPD is a progressive condition, causing…...
UM students study pollution over Salt Lake City
1+ week, 1+ day ago (974+ words) MISSOULA – Thousands of feet above Salt Lake City, chemistry students from the University of Montana spent this summer tracking air pollution. They collected airborne data over seven weeks as part of a major research campaign to understand factors driving poor…...