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Utah’s weak link: Surging air pollution

Population growth and this summer’s wildfire smoke are aggravating an already bleak deterioration in air quality in Utah.

(Lindsay D'Addato | The New York Times) A view of the Great Salt Lake from Antelope Island, Utah on Aug. 25, 2021, a wildlife sanctuary that is home to wild buffalo, antelope, birds, among other species. A red-hot economy, wildfire smoke and the shriveling of the Great Salt Lake are making Utah’s alarming air pollution even worse.

(Lindsay D'Addato | The New York Times) A view of the Great Salt Lake from Antelope Island, Utah on Aug. 25, 2021, a wildlife sanctuary that is home to wild buffalo, antelope, birds, among other species. A red-hot economy, wildfire smoke and the shriveling of the Great Salt Lake are making Utah’s alarming air pollution even worse.

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By Simon Romero | The New York Times