(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The Salt Lake City skyline on a hazy day, Thursday Dec. 6, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The capitol in Salt Lake City on a hazy day, Thursday Dec. 6, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The Salt Lake City skyline on a hazy day, Thursday Dec. 6, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The Salt Lake City skyline on a hazy day, Thursday Dec. 6, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The Salt Lake City skyline on a hazy day, Thursday Dec. 6, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The capitol in Salt Lake City on a hazy day, Thursday Dec. 6, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The Salt Lake City skyline on a hazy day, Thursday Dec. 6, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The Salt Lake City skyline on a hazy day, Thursday Dec. 6, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The Salt Lake City skyline on a hazy day, Thursday Dec. 6, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The capitol in Salt Lake City on a hazy day, Thursday Dec. 6, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Lights and traffic along 700 East in Salt Lake City at the end of a hazy day, Thursday Dec. 6, 2018.
Thursday was a moderate air quality day, as Salt Lake City’s winter inversion began to creep in. The state Division of Air Quality called for Utahns to not burn solid fuels and the division asked residents to reduce or stop open burning and limit vehicle use by consolidating trips.
Gov. Gary Herbert also announced on Thursday in his proposed budget funding to the tune of $100 million to address air quality.
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