Published May 13, 2021 at 9:43 AM MDT
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that the Logan and Cache County area has achieved Clean Air Act standards for fine particulate pollution for the first time since 2008. This story and more in the Thursday morning news brief.
Thursday morning, May 13, 2021
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Will Ending Federal Pandemic Benefits Get People Back To Work?
Utah announced Wednesday it will opt out of federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits, joining Wyoming, Idaho and Montana in doing so. Gov. Spencer Cox said in a statement "the market should not be competing with the government for workers." Jason Shogren, an economist at the University of Wyoming, said ending the extra $300 in assistance will no doubt encourage some people to go back to work, but it will make things more difficult for others like single parents who need childcare to return to jobs.