New data shows how much cleaner Utah’s air is during the pandemic. Will it drive future decisions?

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hikers under blue skies atop Ensign Peak in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.

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