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How Salt Lake City’s air quality impacts the health of its residents

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With winter around the corner, Salt Lake City once again prepares for its notorious inversion season. Inversions happen when cold air is trapped under warmer air above it, affecting the health and quality of life of everyone in the valley. Cheryl Pirozzi, a pulmonary medicine specialist and clinical professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at...

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