A Clearer Picture of Air Pollution
B u ilding on O ₂ U t ah ’ s o r iginal w o r k , o ur t eam p a rt ne r ed w i t h o t he r ai r qu ali ty e xp e rts t o s ha rp en t he r oadma p. We ’ v e cond u c t ed a de t ailed anal ys i s of t he st a t e ’ s mo st com pr ehen s i v e emi ss ion s da t a , foc us ing on p oll ut an ts mo st ha r mf u l t o pu blic heal t h : ni tr ogen o x ide s , v ola t ile o r ganic com p o u nd s , and fine p a rt ic u la t e ma tt e r. F r om t ha t anal ys i s , w e iden t ified t he “ Di rty Do z en ” - tw el v e majo r s o ur ce s of emi ss ion s ac r o ss fo ur ca t ego r ie s , w hich no w g u ide o ur p olic y pr io r i t ie s and pu blic engagemen t : Poin t s o ur ce s : o ur fac t o r ie s , r efine r ie s , mine s , and o t he r majo r st a t iona ry emi tt e rs A r ea s o ur ce s : Smalle r ind ustr ie s o r p oll ut e rs w ho s e emi ss ion s a r e mo r e di sp e rs ed Mobile : o ur tru ck s and v ehicle s o p e r a t ing on r oad w a ys Non - Road : e qu i p men t w i t h an engine o p e r a t ing off r oad w a ys We al s o fo r eca st ed emi ss ion s le v el s fo r 2026 and 2035 , gi v ing p olic y make rs and t he pu blic a clea r p ic tur e of w he r e emi ss ion s a r e likel y t o g r o w o r decline and w he r e ur gen t ac t ion i s r e qu i r ed . The s e fo r eca sts r e v ealed t ha t u nde r b us ine ss a s usu al , w e a r e no t on tr ack t o achie v e a 50 % r ed u c t ion in emi ss ion s on t he Wa s a t ch F r on t b y 2030 , b ut t he r e a r e man y o pp o rtu ni t ie s fo r us t o be st ee r ed in t he r igh t di r ec t ion .
STEWARDSHIP UTAH
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