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Salt Lake Tribune Monday, Mar. 20, 2023
Why does Logan have 'the worst wintertime air' on the Wasatch Front?
Logan • Utahns are no strangers to bad air quality, and this year’s cold winter has caused plenty of days with terrible air. But in the winter months, the air quality in Cache Valley is particularly bad, even though it has a fraction of the population of other counties along the Wasatch Front.
So why does the county have worse winter air than elsewhere in Utah?
There are a few factors, according to Randy Martin, an associate research professor at Utah State University’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.