Utah's Environmental Threats

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A recent change in the global climate temperatures, over the passed 150 years, has raised concern in many parties. The impacts caused from this temperature alteration pose numerous detrimental threats to Utah’s local industries, ecosystems, and citizen’s health. There are many various pollutant sources in Utah that play key roles in contributing to the release of harmful chemical toxins and emittance of Green House Gasses. Sources may include personal vehicles, industrial waste, improper waste disposal, livestock, etc.. Utah’s excessive consumption of fossil fuel powered energy, i.e., cars and coal powered electricity, leads to the release of high amounts of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere and fine PM 2.5 particles being released and trapped

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