During February, the Salt Lake Chamber sponsors the Clear the Air Challenge. The goal of the Challenge is to help residents learn helpful tools to cut tailpipe emission. Employees at the Department of Environmental Quality shared with us how they took part in this year’s Challenge and why they feel it is an important tool in helping Utahns clear the air.
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February is the Salt Lake Chamber’s Clear The Air Challenge. Utah DEQ’s intern, Sidney Rogers, took the challenge. Here is her story of commuting to work by bicycle and UTA TRAX.
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In the coming decades, Utah residents will grapple with the most responsible use of the automobile and its place in our lives.
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Today marks the start of another legislative session. For the next 45 days, Utah’s Legislature will meet in Salt Lake City to change existing laws, pass new laws and set the state’s budget. Some of these laws and appropriations will address environmental concerns. Here’s a look at the upcoming session.
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In 2017, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality and Gov. Gary Herbert announced a lofty goal to reduce annual emissions into Utah’s air by 25 percent by 2026. To make this plan a reality, Gov. Herbert’s 2019 budget provides $100 million to fund high-impact air quality projects.
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One in three homes in Utah has elevated levels of radon, and that radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Testing your home will give you piece of mind and empower you to fix the problem (It’s easier and less expensive than you may think).
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The Department of Environmental Quality tracks of environmental legislation before the 2019 Utah State Legislature as a service to the public. Bills and substitutions/modifications are updated daily.
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Last week, DEQ released its annual State of the Environment Report. This end-of-year report provides a comprehensive look at agency activities and initiatives in 2018 that improved Utah’s environment and quality of life and created new economic opportunities.
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To request a kit, visit radon.utah.gov and click on the link for a free test. DEQ provides radon test kits for $9. Testing your home for radon is easy. Winter is the perfect time to test your home for radon because all of your doors and windows are closed. Testing is the only way to …
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Each week in the “DEQ Blog” we document the hard work of DEQ’s engineers, scientists and staff. At the start of a new year, we thought it would be nice to take a look back at the ten most popular blogs from 2018.
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A quick video showing more about who we are and what we do at Utah DEQ.
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Executive Director Alan Matheson reads an environmental take on the classic poem.
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The Clear the Air Challenge is almost here! This annual one-month long campaign is aimed at getting Utah residents to rethink their relationship with automobiles.
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The holiday season is in full swing. We asked our DEQ staff members what they are planning on doing to make the holidays more eco-friendly.
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Winterizing your home is one of the easiest ways to cut down on personal emissions. It also saves you money on energy costs. Here are a few steps to take before the weather gets any worse.
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The CERCLA Branch in the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation (DERR) performs site investigations of potentially contaminated sites within the State of Utah to determine whether or not they pose a threat to human health and the environment and should be included on the federal Superfund National Priorities List (NPL).
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