A new federally funded study confirms that Salt Lake City’s west-siders “have higher instances of pollution and associated health risks and socioeconomic risk factors that exacerbate them.”
. The EPA study noted, but provided no data, on the impacts from those developments.
on Tuesday, she heard many west-siders complain that they were “tired of voicing their concerns” without seeing substantial change. With growth destined for the west side, community organizers say they will need to work with other entities like the airport to determine the best way to mitigate present and future disparities., D-Salt Lake City, hopes the study arms community members with data to be able to get involved in state and city decisions that affect where they live. Ultimately, she would like to see more from the assessment beyond collecting data.
“We know that our air quality here doesn’t impact every part of the city or this county and certainly the state equally,” Mendenhall said. “We know that our west side has carried a disproportionate burden for too long.”in May to create strategies alongside other local governments “to cut climate pollution and build clean energy economies.”
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