Save Utah’s Air

Kathryn, David, Destinee, Colby

Goals / How we accomplished them

Our main goals are to raise We launched a social media

awareness on: awareness campaign

● The air quality ● Posted news & articles

● Smog-inducing vehicle about climate change and
emissions the pollution
● Effect on Utah’s public ● Made and posted memes
health and Piktocharts
Climate Action Plan
Facebook Group: Utah Air
Initiative
Instagram: slc_air
How pollution affects the body

Short Term Long Term

● Watery eyes
● Coughing ● Miscarriages
● Difficulty breathing ● Premature Birth
● Impaired Mental ● Autism
Performance ● Asthma
● Lung cancer
● Respiratory disease
 Main Sources of
Pollution

● Transportation
○ Cars, Trucks, Buses, Airplanes
● Electricity
● Industry
What you can do to help

● Don’t idle!
○ 166 million gallons
● Switch to hybrid or electric
○ 90% fewer emissions
● Sign petition
○ Utah moms for clean air
 Works Cited
Almendrala, Anna. The Effects Of Air Pollution On Human Health. 23 January 2018. Web. 2 December
2018.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-air-pollution-does-to-your-body_n_5a1a7f47e4b064948074da5f

Moms Clean Air Force. How Air Pollution Harms Your Body. n.d. Web. 2 December 2018.
https://www.momscleanairforce.org/how-pollution-harms-body/

Natural Resources Canada. Emission impacts resulting from vehicle idling. 20 September 2016. Web. 2
December 2018.
https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/efficiency/communities-infrastructure/transportation/cars-light-
trucks/idling/4415

Union of Concerned Scientists. Cars, Trucks Buses and Air Pollution. 19 July 2018. Web. 2 December
2018.
https://www.ucsusa.org/clean-vehicles/vehicles-air-pollution-and-human-health/cars-trucks-air-
pollution#.XAhN-JxKjIV

Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment. Air Pollution & Health. 13 February 2016. Web. 2 December
2018.
http://uphe.org/air-pollution-health/