Feb. 2, 2011 - During the past two months, researchers launched weather balloons, drove instrument-laden cars and flew a glider to study winter inversions that often choke Salt Lake City in smog and trap dirty air in other urban basins worldwide.

           

            The field campaign - part of a three-year study by the University of Utah and other institutions - ends Monday, Feb. 7 as atmospheric scientists begin analyzing data they collected to learn how weather conditions contribute to inversions, which occur when warmer air aloft holds cold air near the ground, trapping pollutants.

           

SALT LAKE CITY - Mayor Ralph Becker is asking Chevron Pipe Line Company to hold off on a federally approved pipeline restart for the Hanna-to-Salt Lake City section of an interstate crude oil pipeline, pending the opportunity for the City and its outside consultant to thoroughly evaluate the restart plan.

The Salt Lake Board of REALTORS® will hold its 2011 Salt Lake Housing Forecast breakfast at the Little America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City on Tuesday Jan. 11 at 8 a.m.

Lawrence Yun, chief economist and senior vice president of research for the National Association of REALTORS®, will be this year's keynote speaker.

Dr. Yun will speak on recent developments in the housing market (national and local) and the direction of home prices in the next 12 to 24 months. He will also address subprime loans and the foreclosure impact on the housing industry.