Clear skies and little wildfire smoke over Utah? You can thank winter for that.
Here’s why we’re not choking on our usual summer haze — for now.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The view from Riverton as wildfire smoke enters the Salt Lake Valley on July 9, 2022. A record-breaking snowy 2022-2023 winter has kept Utah's skies smoke-free — for now.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.