PRESS RELEASE: EnergySolutions Seeks Yet Another Exemption from the Law
EnergySolutions seeks yet another exemption from the law An emergency meeting opens a public comment period regarding the company’s exemption request to store depleted uranium…
Category: Nuclear Waste
NEWS: Fire on Truck Carrying Radioactive Dirt Raises New Concerns About Shipping Toxic Waste on Utah’s Roads
Fox 13 News John Franchi July 13, 2018 SALT LAKE CITY – A group of environmental advocates is concerned about the risks presented by shipments…
NEWS: Radioactive dirt and a truck fire: Critics call it a disaster in waiting
Deseret News Amy Joi O’Donoghue July 12, 2018 GRANTSVILLE — Anti-nuclear activists say the Thursday fire of a tractor-trailer hauling radioactive dirt shows just how…
NEWS: Semi truck transporting radioactive material catches fire in Tooele
KUTV McKenzie Stauffer July 12, 2018 UPDATE: (July 12, 12 p.m.) — The semi-truck that caught fire on Interstate-80 was carrying slightly contaminated soil from…
NEWS: Radioactive dirt and a truck fire: Critics call it a disaster in waiting
KSL News Amy Joi O’Donoghue July 12th, 2018 GRANTSVILLE — Anti-nuclear activists say the Thursday fire of a tractor-trailer hauling radioactive dirt shows just how…
A Trojan Horse, Zombie, & Little Engine Who Couldn’t
It comes as a surprise to new Utahns, who move here for the seemingly endless and diverse swaths of open space, to learn that one…
COMMENTARY: Utah should take down its ‘Waste is Welcome’ sign
Scott Williams Salt Lake Tribune March 10th, 2018 This session, the Utah Legislature passed three bills to make EnergySolutions “more competitive” in the nuclear waste…
Coming Down the Line: The Last Half of the Legislative Session
Can you believe we are into the 5th week of the 2018 Utah Legislative Session? We at HEAL have been busy, busy: Our Policy Team,…
Heading into week 4: Bad EnergySolutions Bill & More!
Can you believe we’re already half way through the 2018 Utah state legislative session? We’ve got plenty of updates to carry you through this week.…
NEWS: Taxpayers Could Pay Fees For Regulating Radioactive Waste Site
Judy Fahys KUER February 5th, 2018 Utah lawmakers have been pushing agencies to rely more and more on user fees instead of taxes. They say…