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| https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=234 | McAdams bipartisan bill to fight Utah air pollution advances | 2020-03-04 | 2020 | 2020-03 | Democrat | House | UT | Ben McAdams | M001209 | mcadams.house.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Congressman Ben McAdams and Congressman Francis Rooney (R-FL) moved their air quality bill forward with a Science, Space and Technology subcommittee vote today. The Background Ozone Research Act (H.R. 4656) advanced in the Environment subcommittee with strong bipartisan support. The bill directs the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine to produce scientific findings about ozonea pollutant that is the primary component of smog. Ozone levels along the Wasatch Front often exceed federal standards, which are measurements meant to improve human health and environmental impact. Ground level ozone is a combination of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds (emissions from vehicles, power plants, industrial processes, wildfire and other human-cause pollutants). According to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, areas not currently in compliance with ozone standards in Northern Utah include parts of Weber and Tooele counties and all of Davis, Salt Lake and Utah counties. Rising ozone levels are dangerous to Utahns' health and caused an estimated 75 deaths in the Salt Lake Valley alone in 2017. Because the Wasatch Front's unique geography traps stagnant air, ozone literally burns our lungs, even at higher altitudes, said McAdams. There is much we don't understand about ozone pollution in Utah and why it's on the rise. This legislation will help us identify action we can take to clean Utah's air. McAdams' bill directs the top scientists to examine current trends of background ozone levels, including international sources, as well as how human-caused climate change may be affecting ozone. It also directs our nation's leading scientists, in coordination with the EPA, to provide public policy recommendations for steps to improve air quality. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |