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Data centers took center stage at the Utah Capitol Wednesday as lawmakers met to figure out where to focus their attention come 2027.
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BOZEMAN, Mont. — Wildfire smoke in Montana is raising another air quality concern beyond what people can easily see. Â
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While Utah leaders have worked on infrastructure tax credits and incentives for gas production, they keep raising their eyebrows at the pump, frustrated with the fact that the average price of gas has continued to rise above the national average this year. Especially Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz, a Republican from Hooper, who was behind […]
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A doctor offers tips and factors to consider when summertime air pollution spikes.
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The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection determined this week that Fundamental Data, the company proposing to build a massive data center and power plant complex in Tucker County, did have legal site control when it was approved for an air quality permit last year. The determination from the DEP came after the Department of […]
Bozeman
For the past several weeks a familiar, albeit unwelcome, summer guest has settled into Montana. Despite a slower start than expected, fire season is here. And the outside world now exists in the sepia-toned hue of sunlight filtered through smoky skies.
Iowa
In 2025, Iowa Environmental Council worked with Woodbury County residents to install air quality monitors in the county. A year later, air quality data shows the county frequently has acute air pollution events. The council analyzed data from surrounding polluters and found that fossil fuel combustion from local coal-fired power plants, emissions from local processing […]
Iowa
Student researchers at Dordt University are working to uncover the intricacies of how air quality can impact student performance across the U.S. Daniel Garcia and Cameron Grimes, both incoming juniors at the Sioux Center private university, with support from faculty, have spent the summer combing public education and pollution data to explore how different pollutants […]
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As the Great Salt Lake dips down toward historic lows, a new network of air quality monitors is taking shape to help measure dust.
New Hampshire
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expressed preliminary support on Thursday for the end of New Hampshire’s vehicle inspection and emissions testing program, which ceased early this year. The agency shared two proposals on Thursday. One would grant New Hampshire’s petition to withdraw from the Ozone Transport Region, a regional air pollution organization; another would remove […]
