Bad Air Making Headlines
The lead editorial in today’s Salt Lake Tribune urges Utahns to make changes in their driving habits or face the dire health consequences of dirty air. In its op-ed “Inversion Season: Drive Less or Die,” available here, the Tribune states “Usually the inversions begin in December. But lately about the only thing predictable about Utah weather is that it’s unpredictable. Normal isn’t normal anymore. What is completely predictable is that if Utahns don’t change their polluting ways, this situation will continue to get worse. The reason is explosive population growth and an even steeper spike in the miles Utahns drive in their cars, trucks and SUVs.” It urges reductions in driving an increased use of transit by everyone: “We’ve got to do it every day, not just on ‘Air Action Days.’ Because if we don’t make a habit of cutting down our polluting ways, we won’t do it during an inversion. And if we don’t, eventually we’ll all suffer from lung diseases.”
We, obviously, couldn’t agree more.
The Salt Lake Tribune also reported on the continued bad air quality here in its article titled “Dreaded dirty-air season arrives early, prompts SL Valley health warnings”.