Tag: Alan Matheson

DEQ: New Director Hits the Ground Running

By Donna Kemp Spangler Amanda Smith has, over the past six years as DEQ executive director, paved the way toward cleaner air, improved transparency, and greater government efficiency. She’s shouldered many of Utah’s most challenging and controversial environmental issues like refinery expansions, oil spill cleanups, and a yet-to-be decided plan on depleted uranium disposal at …