Tips on Protecting Your Lungs During Wildfires
Wondering what steps they can take to protect their health from wildfire smoke? Attached is a helpful graphic with a few tips on ways to ensure you and your loved ones can breathe easily.
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“Get Into The River Festival” Celebrates the Jordan River Parkway
Come join the fun at the fifth-annual Get Into The River Festival at the Jordan River Parkway. From nature walks to cleanup efforts to canoeing to a neighborhood barbeque, there’s something for everybody at this monthlong celebration of the Jordan River.
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Utah’s Air: Double-Punch of Ozone and Wildfires this Summer
How did Utah’s air this summer compare with other years? Not the worst, but not the best. Wildfires and ozone meant more air pollution than previous years.
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Public Comment Period Begins for EnergySolutions Request for Exemption from Depleted Uranium Rules
A thirty-day public comment begins September 6, 2018, on a request by EnergySolutions for an exemption from state rules requiring a performance assessment for the receipt and disposal of concentrated depleted uranium (DU) in excess of one metric ton total accumulation.
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Going Green at Work: Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference
Although many of us make environmentally friendly choices at home, we don’t always stop to consider the many ways we could go green in our workplace. DEQ offers you some simple tips to help make your workplace a little “greener.” Going green at work is easier than you think!
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Warning Advisory for HABs Issued for Jordan River and Canals
The Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) has issued a Warning Advisory for the Jordan River and its canals after samples showed levels of anatoxin-a that exceed the recreation health-based threshold. Health officials advise people to stay out of the water and keep dogs from entering or drinking river water. Toxins present at this level have not been shown to present a health threat to people kayaking or boating on the surface of the river, but recreationists are advised to avoid areas of scum.
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