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Utah’s air pollution woes unlikely to clear up before 2024, state scientists say

As federal deadlines loom for Utah to reduce its particulate air pollution, computer models suggest a host of pollution-control steps the state is considering won’t fully solve the problem.

(Steve Griffin | Tribune file photo) The Salt Lake City skyline, obscured by dense fog as an inversion settles over the valley on December 26, 2017. State computer models suggest that even with new federal air-quality standards, Utah's pollution problems are likely to persist at least through 2024.

Even with tougher pollution standards in place, it could be many years before all Utahns are guaranteed clean, healthy air.