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Environmental Politics, Health
You can legislate the air!
Air quality-related proposals for Utah’s 2019 legislative session Tier 3 gasoline has made many headlines in the past year and is touted as one of the most crucial strategies for c …
Health
What’s your air quality IQ?
Love your lungs, but don’t stop there! Love your family’s and neighbors’ lungs too Wintertime inversion season is upon us. The most important thing you can do to protect yourself t …
Environmental Politics
The air, somewhere, is improving
Logan is the first of the PM2.5 nonattainment areas in Utah to meet federal air quality standards Last month, Logan, Utah achieved what often seems impossible: a clean air rating f …
Environmental Politics
Alternative is becoming mainstream
November is Alternative Fuel Vehicle Awareness Month in Utah. “Alternative” means a fuel other than gasoline or diesel for powering motor vehicles. Manufacturers currently offer ov …
Environmental Politics, Health, Transportation
Utahns are turning the key: Eleven years in, the Idle Free campaign has caught hold
Do you ever find yourself sitting in your car with the engine running? Sure, we are probably all guilty of idling from time to time. Idling, however, is one of the easiest behavior …
Who Needs Clean Air, Anyway?
Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency loosens protections affecting Utahns If you feel like the health of our environment is under siege these days, you’re not alone. Here’s a qu …
Environmental Politics
Summer Ozone, pt.2
Last month we learned about summer air pollution and what we can do to reduce emissions that lead to ozone formation. Here’s how the EPA is helping Utah meet goals for cleaner air. …
Health
Breathe: What Lies Ahead
What you should know—and can do—about summertime air pollution. Spring is here, and mild temperatures and frequent rain showers keep the air along the Wasatch Front relatively clea …
Environmental Politics, Urban Planning
A Banner Year for Air Quality Bills
Not all was won; but many steps were taken in the direction toward cleaner air for all Utahns. During the 2018 Legislative Session, I was closely watching proposed “clean air legis …
Environmental Politics
Breathe: Freight Switchers
A notable source of local air pollution you’ve never even heard of before. Last spring a unique and significant source of air pollution caught my attention. At that time, I was a m …
Environmental Politics, Health
Refinery Row
Though unattractive, the century-old refineries to the north of Salt Lake are more than pulling their weight regarding air quality improvements and emissions reductions. When it co …
Environmental Politics
When Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (and Lungs)
It’s time to pay attention to “no burn” days. Tis the season for relentless episodes of national-newsworthy air pollution in the Salt Lake Valley—air that reaches the unhealthy ran …
Environmental Politics, Transportation
VW Deception Redux (and Come-Uppance)
Thanks to an allocation of about $35 million from the Volkswagen Settlement, Utah has a unique opportunity to replace some old dirty diesel equipment with new, cleaner models. You …
Transportation
More Cars, Less Pollution
Despite more drivers on the road, Tier 3 vehicles and fuel standards will lower emissions in Utah. If you’re concerned about the Salt Lake Valley’s air quality, you probably know t …
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Live discussion of the #HB220 bill- the disposal of uranium in Utah. With HEAL Utah and Governor Gary Herbert. #healutah #utah at The Utah State Capitol