Malin Moench: Can Utah’s inland port magically clean our air?

Promises that the port will result in less pollution in Salt Lake City do not add up.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Shipping containers are moved by rail in and out of the Union Pacific intermodal terminal at a steady pace, west of Salt Lake City. Directly south is the future site of the transloading facility, which will be the heart of the inland port, as seen on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021.

| March 11, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

Malin Moench: Can Utah’s inland port magically clean our air?

Promises that the port will result in less pollution in Salt Lake City do not add up.

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