Environmental Quality was issue #8 in our 2008 Utah Priorities Poll
On a 1-5 scale, with 1 being “not at all concerned” and 5 being “very concerned, 58% of those polled gave this issue a 4 or 5. The average score for environmental issues was 3.69. Within environmental issues, the topics of most concern to Utahns were “Utah’s air quality” and the “health effects of pollution.” Of least concern were the “effects of global warming or climate change.” When asked about environmental sub-issues, respondents were concerned about the following aspects of environmental quality in order from greatest concern to least:



Environmental Research by Utah Foundation

• Apr 2004: Understanding Hazardous & Radioactive Wastes in Utah
• Apr 2004: Utah's Air Quality Improving But Vehicle Emissions a Growing Concern

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