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Commentary: We pray only after all we can do.

Related Topics: Salt Lake City, Summer, Gary Herbert

I will be leaving Salt Lake City this summer because the pollution in this Valley has put my family’s health at risk.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Hazy scene of downtown Salt Lake City at 9:30 a.m. Friday Dec. 4 a few blocks north of the the Utah State Capitol. Air quality was in the yellow range.

In March, I, among many leaders in the interfaith community, received a letter from Gov. Gary Herbert asking us to pray for precipitation. Rain or snow would help saturate our mountains and keep the forests safe from wildfires, he said.