NEWS: EPA pollution changes pile on to the coronavirus crisis
The Salt Lake TribuneBy Dr. Scott WilliamsApril 4, 2020 At the core of almost every effort to protect the environment is an attempt to protect…
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NEWS: Utah Lawmaker Proposes Self-Inspections for State Landfills
Associated Press U.S. News February 26th, 2018 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A legislative proposal would allow Utah‘s 168 landfills to do self-inspections in an attempt…
NEWS: Trump administration halts pollution controls at Utah plants
Brady McCombs AP News 9/11/2017 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An appeals court granted a request Monday from President Donald Trump’s administration to halt a…
NEWS: Utah’s 2017 resolution: A plan for cleaner air
By Emma Penrod Published January 16, 2017 Salt Lake Tribune Utah faces a host of environmental challenges in 2017, but state officials say they are…
NEWS: Utah environmentalists decry ‘haphazard’ plan to build pipeline for mine wastewater
BRIAN MAFFLY The Salt Lake Tribune Dec 10 2016 02:51PM The permanent closure of PacifiCorp’s once-productive Deer Creek coal mine is nearing completion, but…
NEWS: Utah environmental regulators reviewing spill of Rocky Mountain Power coal ash into Price River
Emma Penrod August 12, 2016 The Salt Lake Tribune State officials say the Price River is safe for recreation and irrigation and that Rocky Mountain…
News: Utah environmental regulators vote down air-emission rules brought by local groups
Emma Penrod The Salt Lake Tribune March 2, 2016 Asking the public to review a set of air-emissions proposals drafted by local environmental groups would be…
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: 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…