Poor air quality in Utah Valley from northwest fires

August 19, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hazy air and smoky skies have been frequenting Utah County over the past few weeks, with a haze so dense on some days the mountains aren’t visible. The Air Quality Index (AQI) runs on a scale of 1-50. An AQI level below 50 is clean and poses little to no risk to the public. When […]

UVU addresses poor air quality conditions from pollution

September 27, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Firefighters from multiple states fight to contain the fires throughout the valley . The Pole Creek fire has burned over 100,000 acres and is currently 65 percent contained and the Bald Mountain fire has burned over  18,000acres and is currently 76 percent contained. The smoke from these fires has caused hazardous conditions […]