Even in the face of expansion, cleaner air is possible on the Wasatch Front. “We have a real opportunity to build our cities with air quality in mind,” says HEAL’s Jessica Reimer. That includes creating an efficient traffic plan.
When Edward Lorenz coined the phrase “butterfly effect” in 1963, he was referring to specific weather mathematical models—now the term is a general metaphor for how small factors can have huge ripple effects far from the original event.