Switching your gas-powered landscaping tools for electric ones can make a huge impact on local air quality! That’s why Salt Lake City is offering a limited number of incentives for residents to switch to electric lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and/or string trimmers.
Indoor Air Quality: Your Guide to Cleaner, Healthier Air at Home All Year
As we wrap up this program, we want to leave you with something lasting: a simple, practical guide you can use year round to keep your indoor air clean and your household healthy. Thanks for joining us on this journey! Access the guide and all previous tips and topics we covered on our blog.
Indoor Air Quality: Microplastics in Indoor Air: What We Know & What You Can Do
February is a time when we usually spend more time indoors, making indoor air quality especially important. Microplastics are one type of fine particle and it’s still being studied — but you can improve your indoor air now with some easy tips from our latest Indoor Air Quality Series blog.
Indoor Air Quality: Test Your Home for Radon
January is Radon Awareness Month, a public health initiative to encourage radon testing in homes and buildings. Winter conditions often increase indoor radon levels due to reduced ventilation. That makes this time of year especially important for awareness and action. Visit our blog for ways to care for your indoor air.
Indoor Air Quality: It’s Inversion Season: What You Need to Know
As we enter peak inversion season on the Wasatch Front, awareness and smart air-quality habits can protect your health and help keep our air cleaner. Inversions impact outdoor air and can affect indoor air quality, especially during long-lasting inversion events. Visit our blog for ways to care for your indoor air.
Indoor Air Quality: No Burn Days: Small Choices, Big Impact on Our Winter Air
Winter brings one of Utah’s biggest air quality challenges — inversions. To help keep our air healthy when it matters most, the Utah Division of Air Quality (UDAQ) created the Mandatory No Burn Program. Learn more on our blog here!
Indoor Air Quality: Fall Cleaning & Healthy Lungs: Your Indoor Air Reset
October is Healthy Lung Month, the perfect time to give your lungs and your home a fresh start. As cooler weather moves in and we spend more time indoors, check out our latest Indoor Air Quality Series blog to learn how a quick “Air Quality Reset” can help you breathe easier all season long.
Indoor Air Quality: Breathe Easier at Home: Rethink Air Fresheners and Candles
Many of us enjoy filling our homes with pleasant scents (we love those fall scented candles too!) but products like air fresheners, plug-ins, and candles can quietly impact indoor air quality. Read our latest Indoor Air Quality Series blog to learn about some safer alternatives and steps you can take to breathe easier at home.
Indoor Air Quality: Back-to-School: Go Idle-Free to Breathe Cleaner Air
September is Idle Free Awareness Month! As the temperatures start to cool, and inversion season approaches, we wanted to share some information about vehicle emissions from idling and its impacts on indoor air quality. Read more on our blog!
Indoor Air Quality: Protecting Your Indoor Air During Wildfire Season
Even if the flames are far away, wildfire smoke can travel hundreds of miles and leak indoors. Smoke contains fine particles that can harm your lungs, worsen asthma, and make the air inside unhealthy to breathe. But with few simple steps, you can keep your home’s air cleaner and safer all season long. Read more on […]