News: Controversial Rocky Mountain Power plan moves ahead
The Salt Lake Tribune February 11, 2016 Rocky Mountain Power’s Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan found favor in a Senate committee Thursday, despite testimony from…
Category: HEAL in the News
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News: New bill aims to increase statute of limitations for polluters who knowingly break the law
Kimberly Nelson ABC 4 News February 9, 2016 SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – Utah lawmakers will soon decide whether to extend the statute…
News: Critics say Rocky Mountain Power plan would stick it to Utah ratepayers in the name of clean air
Brian Maffly The Salt Lake Tribune February 8, 2016 Rocky Mountain Power’s ambitious plan to reduce emissions is meeting stiff opposition from a diverse coalition…
News: ‘Young lungs matter’: Students march to Capitol to battle pollution ‘monster’
Emily Larson Deseret News February 4, 2016 SALT LAKE CITY — “Pollution is like a monster,” fifth-grader Elliott Mumm boldly declared to roughly 1,000 students…
News: What you need to know about the effort to clear the air in Utah
Amy Joi O’Donoghue Deseret News February 1, 2016 SALT LAKE CITY — The state’s main air quality monitoring center is housed in a warehouse at…
News: Pair of air pollution bills prompt flurry of questions
Amy Joi O’Donoghue Deseret News January 27, 2016 SALT LAKE CITY — Twin air pollution bills aired before a legislative committee Wednesday raised more questions…
News: 2 Emery County coal plants could face new air quality regulations
Robert Boyd Fox 13 News January 26, 2016 SALT LAKE CITY — The EPA held a public meeting in Salt Lake City Tuesday to discuss possible…
News: Coal miners, families pack Salt Lake hearing on regional haze
Amy Joi O’Donoghue Deseret News January 26, 2016 SALT LAKE CITY — Hundreds of vocal coal miners and their families packed a U.S. Environmental Protection…
News: Visiting feds ask for local input on long-overdue Utah haze proposals
Emma Penrod The Salt Lake Tribune January 23, 2016 Federal environmental officials will descend on Salt Lake City next week to request Utahns’ help in…
News: Improving Utah’s air might require bigger action now ‘low-hanging fruit’ is gone
Emma Penrod The Salt Lake Tribune January 26, 2016 At the dawn of a legislative session rife with questions on air policy, most Utahns say…