New data shows how much cleaner Utah’s air is during the pandemic. Will it drive future decisions?

It’s no surprise that Wasatch Front air is cleaner in the nearly two months since the coronavirus pandemic put the brakes on most driving.Now, for the first time, University of Utah researchers have quantified just how much clearer the air is, according to data released Tuesday, and offered a glimpse at how Salt Lake County residents could tidy up their airshed by steering away from driving or switching to low-emission vehicles.U. researchers crunched air monitoring data gathered during th