This summer, permanent Harmful Algal Bloom education/awareness signs have been installed around Utah Lake at common access points. These signs will help communicate conditions on the lake and what visitors should do to protect their health.
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Fireworks are beautiful, but they also produce high concentrations of smoke and particulates (PM) that can harm our air quality and cause wildfires.
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Safe, clean drinking water is critical to public health, welfare and safety in Utah and an important part of sustainable growth.
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Gov. Gary Herbert appointed Scott Baird, deputy director of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, as Interim Director, replacing Alan Matheson who will step down July 1 to oversee the development of the Draper prison site.
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This month, the electric vehicle charging stations at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality headquarters are getting an upgrade. This will increase the number of chargers at DEQ to 30 charging port—including a DC Fast charger.
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Air pollution along the Wasatch Front comes from a lot of different sources. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality works deliberately and tirelessly to understand the sources of air-quality-deteriorating-emissions and how to reduce them to improve air quality.
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