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UCAIR Summit & Gas Can Exchange Recap
We are celebrating the success of two amazing annual events: our Summit and the Gas Can Exchange. Read on for details and more about our
June 28, 2024
We are celebrating the success of two amazing annual events: our Summit and the Gas Can Exchange. Read on for details and more about our
Welcome back to our blog! We’re thrilled to share some exciting updates with you this month. First, mark your calendars for June 8th because we’re
Join the UCAIR team for an engaging year of AmeriCorps service and build your nonprofit skills while advancing our mission for cleaner air! Applications will
Announcing the six organizations and clean-air projects selected to receive a 2023-2024 UCAIR Grant!
We are thrilled to welcome Mallory to our team as the new Program and grants Manager at UCAIR! With a genuine passion for environmental sustainability
Our January Partner Meeting hosted a highly anticipated preview of the upcoming 2023 Legislative Session. We had a lineup of presentations from different sectors, including
UCAIR has partnered with Boeing, Union Pacific and the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation again for the ShowUCAIR Gas Can Exchange program. The Exchange is a free program that is open to all residents of non-attainment counties in Utah to exchange their old gas can for a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compliant gas can to help reduce emissions and improve Utah’s air quality. All gas cans will be exchanged for a new 5 gallon SureCan gas cans.
When we talk about clearing the air, things like active transportation and reducing idling might be the first things that come to mind. While those are staple ways to help Utah’s air, there are plenty of other ways to make an impact inside your own home. Our partner, Rocky Mountain Power, is making it worth your while to make air-continuous updates to your home with their WattSmart program.
If you’ve lived in Utah, you’ve likely experienced winter inversion. The bowl our famous mountains create, combined with pollution and cold air, make a recipe for harsh polluted air that sticks around until a welcomed storm passes through. Winter inversions happen every year, but why does it happen and what can we do about it?
Family and Sports Medicine physician, Dr. Liz Joy, MD, MPH, shares air quality health insights on our blog this month. She practices at Intermountain Healthcare where she is the Medical Director Community Health and Nutrition and also currently serves as Co-Chair of the Air Quality and Health Workgroup and UCAIR’s Board of Directors Chair.
