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The Utah Radon Lab at the University of Utah is giving out home test kits, food and prizes and providing information about the dangers of radon throughout January. The student-led research lab started Radon Awareness Month with a kickoff event on Jan. 10. Kaitlyn Ricks, one of the student leaders of the Utah Radon...
The interdisciplinary center helps make sure no one gets left behind in the transition to clean energy
Just when you thought you could head indoors to be safe from the air pollution that plagues the Salt Lake Valley, new research shows that elevated air...
Carbon Taxes are Essential, but Nearly Impossible to Implement in America Today Carbon Taxes are Essential, but Nearly Impossible to Implement in America Today December 27, 2020 Carbon emissions are a quintessential example of a negative externality – an output that causes an undue negative effect on those who are not involved in its production. Where negative externalities exist, economists advocate for intervention. Take smoking: it’s no longer socially permissible to smoke a cigarette indoors because of the adverse effects of second-hand smoke. Shouldn’t carbon emissions be treated t...