The article explores how Utah State University professors are advocating for sustainable strategies ahead of the 2034 Utah Winter Olympics…

On the eve of the opening ceremony of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, Fraser Bullock was panicked (Jag, 2024). A foul inversion cloud had settled over the Salt Lake Valley…

Utah State professors lay out eight remedies, but politics and time might not be on their side.

Utah’s air quality problem is well documented, and Leaders for Clean Air is building a business coalition to do something about it.

It’s proved to be profitable — and the extra tax revenue the solar projects generate is helping rural students, too.

You’ve seen it at the pump. High gas prices have been an immediate effect of the Iran war. A gallon of diesel in Utah costs about $1.70 more now than it did two months ago, according to AAA. Gasoline is up $1.40.

By unlocking existing power on the electric grid as demand grows, a new report says that American consumers could save as much as $170 billion on electric bills over the next decade.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hanko Kiessner, founder and vice chairman of Packsize, a Salt Lake City-based packaging company. This story has been edited for length and clarity.

Brad Di Iorio is the Executive Director of Leaders For Clean Air (LFCA), a nonprofit organization committed to improving air quality by expanding electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. An avid outdoorsman and exercise enthusiast, Brad’s passion for clean air advocacy stems from his desire to enjoy outdoor activities without being exposed to harmful pollutants.

Utah leaders like to brag about the “Utah Way,” that we’re different, or “special.” U.S. News and World Report has ranked Utah the best state in the country three years in a row. But I wonder if anyone from that publication has visited Utah in the last two weeks. Because lately we have also been “number one” in the country in something far less admirable — deadly air pollution. As many as 8,000 Utahns die annually from our air pollution and it costs our economy billions.

A University of Utah startup and local alum’s foundation are making it easier to charge EV vehicles on campus.