The Utah Clean Cities and Communities Board of Directors and staff welcomes inquiries from interested community members, businesses and organizations. You’ll find our team helpful and inclusive. We look forward to helping you get started with the Utah Clean Cities and Communities membership, opening up involvement with one (or more) of our many programs or grants today!
Utah Clean Cities and Communities (UCCC) launched the very first Idle Free campaign in 2006 with the help of a Department of Energy (DOE) Educational Grant, and in association with The National Energy Foundation (NEF), the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), and support from the National School Board Association (NSBA).
The Idle Free message was so well-received, that by 2008, it was incorporated into Bus Driver Training Curriculum across the state. In 2009, Idle Free expanded further when UCCC led campaigns for 65 schools in Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County. In 2010, the campaign blossomed into a statewide initiative when Governor Gary R. Herbert declared the month of September as “Idle Free Awareness Month.”
Since 2010, over 76 mayors and 450 schools throughout Utah have joined the Idle Free effort. Support from students, teachers, principals, school bus drivers, private businesses, local chambers of commerce, cities and the State of Utah have made the campaign an overwhelming success!
The Idle Free program is funded entirely by clean air advocates and our members to provide education, materials, signs, and window clings to Utah’s schools – for free! Join us in choosing blue skies and give the gift of clean air with a donation.
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Edwin Stafford, USU Marketing and Strategy Professor; Fawn Groves, Education and Community Engagement Specialist, ASPIRE; Lindsie Smith, Executive Director of Utah Clean Air Partnership (UCAIR); Bryce Bird, Director of Utah Division of Air Quality; Holly Daines, Mayor of Logan, an Idle Free City; and Tammie Bostick, Executive Director of Utah Clean Cities.
The 17th Annual Governor’s Idle Free Declaration Event September 3, 2024 in Logan, Utah, celebrated the state’s ongoing efforts to improve air quality by reducing vehicle emissions, with a spotlight on the 10-year anniversary of the Utah High School Clean Air Marketing Contest. Over the past decade, this initiative has grown from a local contest at Logan High School into a powerful statewide movement, engaging more than 1,000 students annually in air quality advocacy.
This year’s event marked significant achievements, such as the adoption of Idle Free ordinances in 11 cities, the complete conversion of the state’s school bus fleet to idle-free, and the deployment of air quality sensors in key pm 2.5 non attainment locations in the state. The celebration underscored the importance of continued collective efforts, demonstrating how educational programs and local policies can make a lasting impact on Utah’s air quality.