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- Climate Plan 2025 | Sustainability
Over the last 50 years, Utah’s temperatures have risen at about twice the global average That may not sound like much, but a few degrees change in the average temperature means our city and region will experience increasing drought, wildfires, flash floods, and extreme heat days
- As Utah grows, inversions could be a problem for more than the Wasatch . . .
Gross air from winter inversions has become a fact-of-life for Salt Lake City residents That doesn’t mean other parts of Utah that typically experience cleaner air are immune In fact, the meteorological phenomenon known as inversion already happens all over the state
- Climate Change Health - Air Quality | Salt Lake County
The release of greenhouse gases into the earth’s atmosphere has set the climate on a course to change drastically in the near future, and these changes are having a significant impact on human health in Salt Lake County
- Press Releases | American Lung Association
Today, the American Lung Association released the 2025 “State of the Air” report, which named Salt Lake City 9th most polluted in the nation for ozone pollution for the second straight year
- Ahead of Olympics, Salt Lake City shares environmental wins to mitigate . . .
While the federal government steps away from climate agreements, Salt Lake City is reiterating its commitment to become more sustainable ahead of the 2034 Olympic Games with a 2040 deadline to achieve goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution
- Salt Lake City, Utah Adapts to Improve Air Quality Through Smart Growth
These clean air strategies reduce current air pollution that is expected to intensify from atmospheric changes While continuing to address air quality issues, Salt Lake City formulated a vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan
- Salt Lake Citys worsening air quality - Axios Salt Lake City
Oil refineries, wildfire smoke and winter inversions also contribute to the problem Nationally, Salt Lake City was the ninth-worst city in the U S for ozone pollution and the 19th-worst city for short-term particle pollution in 2024, per the American Lung Association
- Salt Lake City wants to update its climate action plan before 2034 . . .
Salt Lake City launches Climate Forward SLC seeks to update the city's climate action plan The initiative aims to reduce emissions, improve air quality and address other climate
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