Air pollution in Utah conjures images of wildfire smoke blocking views of the Wasatch Front and thick, soupy air settling into the Salt Lake Valley during winter inversions.
That’s been true this month, as wildfire smoke settles into the valley. Air quality was moderate in Salt Lake County as of Thursday morning, and forecasts showed conditions worsening, with three days in a row expected to reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups, such as people with asthma and the elderly.
But last year, eastern Utah had worse air quality overall than the Salt Lake Valley, something one state official credited to a combination of strong inversions and snowy weather.
Uintah and Duchesne counties had some of the worst air quality last year, based on a Healthnews ranking of hundreds of counties based on the number of days where the air was at least “unhealthy for sensitive groups.”
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