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Poor air quality along the Wasatch Front has been found to decrease life expectancy by two years on average, yet Utah doesnt collect data about the human toll of dirty air.

Air pollution kills 2,500-8,000 annually in Utah. HB109, sponsored by Utah state Rep. Stephen Handy, would let physicians indicate when they believe poor air quality contributed to an individual’s death.

Welcome to winter and Utahs first prolonged inversion this season that is choking the Wasatch Front and Cache Valley.

The dreaded inversion season has settled over Utah’s Wasatch Front, prompting state air pollution regulators to issue a prohibition on wood-burning devices and request that motorists limit trips on the roads. A segment of state employees will also be able to work from home Thursday to help limit tailpipe emissions.