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- 1Researchers urge 2034 Olympics to fix Utah's air quality▼Researchers press 2034 Olympics to transform Utah's air quality
Researchers are calling on organizers of the 2034 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, to use the Games as a catalyst for improving the region's air quality. Utah's valleys regularly suffer from pollution inversions, and scientists want the Olympic spotlight to drive lasting clean-air policy rather than temporary measures that fade once the event ends.
- 2IOC president's Utah visit draws attention from US Olympic leaders▼Why the IOC president’s Utah visit is important to U.S. Olympic leaders
International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry is visiting Utah, a trip that US Olympic and Paralympic leaders view as significant given Salt Lake City's role as host of the 2034 Winter Games. The visit is being read as a signal of the IOC's engagement with local organizers as planning for the Games moves forward, and Utah officials are highlighting the state's Olympic legacy and readiness.
- 3Utah State Researchers Outline Cleaner Air Plans for 2034 Olympics▼An Olympic Legacy: USU Researchers Outline Opportunities for Cleaner Air Ahead of 2034 Games
Researchers at Utah State University have outlined opportunities to improve air quality ahead of the 2034 Winter Olympics, which Salt Lake City is set to host. The work frames cleaner air as a lasting legacy of the Games, with proposals aimed at reducing pollution in northern Utah's notoriously poor-air-quality valleys ahead of and beyond the event.