NEWS: Governor wants a freeze on college tuition
Deseret NewsBy Amy Joi O’DonoghueJanuary 9, 2020 His hope to reduce per-capita emissions in the state 25% by 2026 would be aided by the $34…
Category: HEAL in the News
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NEWS: EPA: Oil and gas operators of 900,000 wells can ‘self-audit’ on emissions
Deseret NewsDecember 19, 2019By Amy Joi O’Donoghue SALT LAKE CITY — There are more than 900,000 oil and gas wells across the country, and operators…
NEWS: Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act hurts Utah
The IndependentPress ReleaseDecember 15, 2019 On Dec. 11, organizations announced their opposition to House Resolution 2699, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019, and…
NEWS: Scott Williams: Climate change is not all gloom and doom
By Dr. Scott WilliamsThe Salt Lake TribuneNovember 23, 2019 Last week, the Trump administration officially started the process to withdraw the United States from the…
NEWS: 13 nonprofits working on pollution solutions
1% for the PlanetBy PatagoniaNovember 21, 2019 From factory carbon emissions to toxic dumping in our oceans, pollution is harming the environment on a global…
NEWS: Erin Mendenhall says she’ll take ‘immediate steps’ on air quality the day she takes mayor’s office
The Salt Lake TribuneBy Taylor StevensNovember 10, 2019 On day one of her new administration, Salt Lake City Mayor-elect Erin Mendenhall said she plans to…
NEWS: U Grad Caroline Gleich: Mount Everest Conqueror, Social Activist
Utah Daily ChronicleBy Barbara PaceOctober 29, 2019 For many students, college is a launching pad for a future career. Some target a unique niche that…
NEWS: Advocates unveil plan to make a second Utah Winter Olympics greener, fairer and more beneficial for all
The Salt Lake TribuneBy Tony SemeradOctober 10, 2019 A coalition of Utah activists offered its plan Wednesday to make Salt Lake City’s next Winter Games…
NEWS: Utah’s PM 2.5 Pollution Down, But Environmentalists Warn Against Celebrating Too Soon
September 30, 2019KUERBy Nicole Nixon Levels of the fine particulates found in northern Utah’s winter inversions have decreased over three years, putting the area in…
NEWS: Salt Lake City has met a clean-air goal, EPA says, if maybe you don’t count some wildfires and fireworks
September 28, 2019The Salt Lake TribuneBy Nate Carlisle Over three years, the Salt Lake Valley reduced the amount of fine particulate matter in its air,…