UCAIR Summit & Gas Can Exchange Recap
We are celebrating the success of two amazing annual events: our Summit and the Gas Can Exchange. Read on for details and more about our
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We are celebrating the success of two amazing annual events: our Summit and the Gas Can Exchange. Read on for details and more about our
Welcome back to our blog! We’re thrilled to share some exciting updates with you this month. First, mark your calendars for June 8th because we’re
Join the UCAIR team for an engaging year of AmeriCorps service and build your nonprofit skills while advancing our mission for cleaner air! Applications will
We are in the thick of inversion season, and although inversions are unavoidable, we must consider what we can do to alleviate the negative impacts
Announcing the six organizations and clean-air projects selected to receive a 2023-2024 UCAIR Grant!
Being idle-free might seem too simple, or maybe it’s so simple you don’t think it will make a difference. According to the EPA, on average, every gallon of gasoline burned creates about 8,887 grams of CO2. CO2 is the gas that contributes to ozone. Your car also releases CH4 and N20 along with the CO2. Those particles get stuck in our air when we have inversion or ozone.
The 6th Annual UCAIR Summit was a success! It looked a little different this year with precautions in place to abide by COVID-19 restrictions, but there was still plenty to report and celebrate. 2020 was a year full of change and that goes for the air and our organization as well.
Idle Free Awareness Month got its start in 2006 as a campaign that was so successful that Governor Gary Herbert made it a yearly focus for the entire month of September. We are now in our 13th year.
Heading into the warmer months also means heading into the ozone season in Utah. Ground-level ozone is just as harmful as winter inversion, even though you may not hear about it as often.