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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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that the Logan PM2.5 nonattainment area meets the conditions for attainment. This determination makes it the first PM2.5 nonattainment area in the state to reach attainment since the standard was tightened 12 years ago.
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Air monitoring is the beginning–and the end–of everything we do at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to protect and improve Utah’s air.
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The Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) reminds residents that wood-burning restrictions go into effect November 1, 2018, and urges Utahns to use online and mobile tools to monitor daily PM2.5 levels.
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Harnessing the broad knowledge base of Utah’s researchers and scientists, DEQ has refined and improved its list of research goals and priorities. The new list represents the kind of research topics that will make the most impact on understanding and improving air quality.
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The Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s Waste Management and Radiation Control Board denied EnergySolutions’ request for an exemption to state regulations requiring a performance assessment prior to the disposal of depleted uranium (DU).
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