LOGAN, Utah – Cache County’s air quality has now been met with federal environmental standards.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it has determined that Cache County now meets federal air quality standards. The area hasn’t been there since 2009.
“Based on an evaluation of the monitoring data and the state of Utah’s detailed plans for further progress, the EPA is excited to rename the Logan and Cache Counties to meet the Clean Air Act standards for particulate matter,” said Debra Thomas, Acting Regional Administrator of the EPA issued a statement published by the Agency. “This milestone was achieved by many and reflects years of hard work to reduce emissions of this harmful pollutant. We commend our state and local partners for this achievement and look forward to further advances in securing clean air for the Utah communities.”
The state asked Cache County in February to meet federal air quality standards and it was eventually approved. To get there, Utah had to come up with a plan for dealing with PM 2.5 particles to avoid not reaching it.
The EPA said it is still considering applications to declare the Salt Lake City and Provo areas reachable.
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