Radioactive Waste Bill Moves Fast Through The Utah Legislature
Judy FahysKUER February 14, 2019 A state Senate committee advanced legislation Thursday that would eliminate a policy obstacle that prevents EnergySolutions from accepting large volumes…
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Feeling Radioactive
Ray HowzeCity WeeklyFebruary 15, 2019 You might think radioactive waste spews from the Legislature. It doesn’t. At least not yet. In the session’s third week,…
Proposal would allow permanent storage of depleted uranium in Utah
Bob BernickUtah PolicyJanuary 31, 2019 Utah would be able to take depleted uranium byproducts for permanent storage under a bill being proposed by state Rep.…
More hazardous nuclear waste could soon be stored in Utah; House bill clears committee
KUTV NewsMichael LocklearFebruary 6, 2019 Lawmakers are considering opening up the state to the storage of nuclear waste that’s more hazardous than currently allowed. Opponents…
HB220 would allow the country’s most radioactive waste to come to Utah
The IndependentGrace OlscampFebruary 6, 2019 House Bill 220’s clear intent is to bypass current state law and ignore public health and safety for private business…
Utah lawmakers advance bill on radioactive waste; some fear it paves the way for depleted uranium
Salt Lake TribuneBrian MafflyFebruary 7, 2019 A bill that could effectively reverse Utah’s 14-year-old ban on accepting class B and C radioactive waste cleared a…
Utah radioactive waste bill draws heat from critics
Deseret NewsAmy Joi O’DonaghueFebruary 5, 2019Critics of a bill proposing to amend how radioactive waste is classified and disposed of in Utah blasted the measure…
Nuclear power in Utah? Senators say ‘yes, please’
KUTV NewsMichael LocklearFebruary 4, 2019 State lawmakers are considering a non-binding resolution welcoming nuclear power to Utah, although opponents are concerned about the radioactive waste…
Utahns hate bad air, but poll finds few adopt changes that would make it better
Salt Lake TribuneBrian MafflyFebruary 3, 2019 All Utahns want cleaner air, so surely all Utahns do their part to bring it about. They join car…
NEWS: Water reform, a first state forest and curbing air pollution on tap for Utah Legislature
DESERET NEWSAMY JOI O’DONOGHUEJANUARY 29, 2019 Utah may be able to put its money where its mouth is and get the chance to try to…