- Funnel Intro:
When the pioneers first came to the Utah Valley, it was a fresh, wild terrain, alive with animals and wildlife. The air was clean and pure, and the sky was the limit for the pioneers’ prospects. They could never have imagined what would become of their mountain home, however. The skies turn gray on sunny days. The rivers flow murky with pollution. The cities and surrounding suburbs are persistently harassed with revving motors and honking horns. The pollution in Utah Valley is of no small concern, and it must be addressed by the citizens of that area.
- Some say this…some say that…
It has been said that pollution in Utah Valley is only as bad as the pollution in any other part of the world. Still others think that pollution is not an issue at all in Utah Valley. While both of these statements may be true at one time or another, in the times of a cold front both arguments are very questionable.
- Narrative anecdotal:
Two summers ago, I decided to go for a hardy run in the afternoon when I finished my classes for the day. As I headed out into the heat, the summer day’s coloring seemed odd. The sky was not clear and bright as one would expect—in truth it seemed a little dingy. My whole run felt a unpleasant and breathing was harder than usual. The next day, I woke an acute condition of bronchitis, which lasted for a few weeks. The doctor attributed it to the air condition, and banned me from running on days when the smog was visible in the air. I was amazed at such harmful effects then, but I now understand what pollution can do when highly concentrated. If Utah Valley’s condition made people sick a couple years ago, what will it do a couple years into the future?
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