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Nearly 400 members of the medical community in Utah and across the U.S. delivered a letter to policymakers urging them to save the declining Great Salt Lake.
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On this episode; Patrick Kearon is the newest apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes won’t run for reelection, and the price Utahns pay for poor air quality.
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On this episode, West-siders breathe the legacy of redlining, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall orders a crackdown on homeless camps, and Utah leaders react to the death of Latter-day Saint apostle M. Russell Ballard.
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A study from Intermountain compared hospitalizations for heart attacks and unstable chest pain during wildfire season and winter inversions.
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On this episode we discuss the politics of air pollution, a resort’s overtures to Native culture, and LDS-LGBTQ therapy gone awry.
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Indoor air is three to four times more polluted than outdoor air, according to the American Lung Association.
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Concerns over health impacts of toxic dust blowing off of Great Salt Lake’s exposed lake bed are growing as research continues to link air pollution to chronic disease and premature death.
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In other news, 40 acres of new wetlands will help clean water headed to the Great Salt Lake.
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The Environmental Protection Agency's proposed emission rules could have major impacts on the auto industry. According to Consumer Reports, most Americans would consider an electric vehicle.
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Utahns are also being urged to prepare now for possible floods as temperatures rise and winter snow melts.