Six Utah Organizations Call for Pause on Large-Scale AI Data Center Approvals Contact: Lexi Tuddenham Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah (HEAL Utah) lexi@healutah.org June…
Protecting Utahns’ Health from SB234, Today and for the Future Contact: Carmen Valdez Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah (HEAL Utah) carmen@healutah.org Salt Lake City, UT…
Northwest Nuclear Waste Compact ignores public objections to danger of importing plutonium and more radioactive waste, so EnergySolutions can profit Contact: Carmen Valdez Healthy Environment…
Utah Could Become First-Ever Permanent Dump for Foreign Nuclear Power Waste Contact: Carmen Valdez Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah (HEAL Utah) carmen@healutah.org Salt Lake City,…
Cancellation of the Community Rally at Utah State Capitol to Protect Health, Land, and Culture from the Uranium Industry – Safety Concerns Contact: Carmen Valdez…
HEAL Utah supports UDOT’s decision to abandon the Salt Lake segment of the I-15 project. In tandem with coalition partners, we remain concerned about the impacts of further highway expansion on air quality, communities, and protected wetlands.
Since January 2025 the Trump administration has implemented a sweeping rollback of federal environmental justice efforts. The federal government has played a critical role in providing communities with the necessary resources to help them confront environmental risks, and this support must continue.
We continue to absorb the results of the 2024 election and its implications for our communities, our health, and our environment. The divides in our country have been starkly highlighted and the fragility of our bedrock environmental laws and institutions, as well as the recent progress made on climate and health protections, are far too clear.
Salt Lake City, UT – HEAL Utah is proud to announce its selection as a 2024 AARP Community Challenge Grantee. Out of more than 3,300 applications from across all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, HEAL Utah was chosen as one of only 343 grantees.
Salt Lake City, UT (April 2) Utah continues to rely heavily on coal and gas production to meet our electricity needs despite clear evidence that air pollution from fossil fuels harms our health and is the dominant cause of climate change.
