Sigh: HEAL’s 2016 Legislative Recap
Phew. The 2016 session of the State Legislature is over. And, unfortunately, despite some positive steps, the last few days were pretty bad for those…
Tag: Building Codes
Legislative Update #4
The late Harper Lee wrote, “You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you…
News: Clean air advocates urging lawmakers to vote wisely
Chris Miller KUTV 2 News February 16, 2016 Clean air advocates gathered on the steps of the Utah State Capitol Tuesday, urging lawmakers to make…
News: Energy efficiency or home construction costs?
Amy Joi O’Donoghue Deseret News February 16, 2016 SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, didn’t think it possible that his building code revisions…
News: Committee Passes Building Code Bill Without Hearing from Clean-Air Advocates Who Oppose It
Judy Fahys KUER 90.1 February 16, 2016 Health and environment advocates have said HB 316 , a bill updating Utah building codes, might be the biggest…
News: Utah’s dueling air quality bills have house divided
Emma Penrod The Salt Lake Tribune February 16 2016 On the heels of the worst air pollution event Utah has seen in years, activists descended…
Op-ed: Watering down building codes harms Utahns’ health and wealth
Tara Rollins and Ashley Ann Soltysiak The Salt Lake Tribune February 13, 2016 In the past nine years, advances in technology have made our everyday…
Leg Update #3 & Clean Air Press Conference TOMORROW!
First and foremost, thank you. It’s folks like you that give HEAL’s policy staff the motivation during weeks like the one we’ve just gotten through.…
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…
Blog: Our First-Week-of-the-Session Legislative Update!
It’s a hazy Friday in Salt Lake City. What’s also hazy are the prospects for clean air and clean energy policies at the 2016 State…