(EnviroNews California) — Bon Tempe Dam, Marin County, California — Breathing the air during just one pollution spike for just one day can cause catastrophic health issues — even death, according to top medical experts on the topic. And seasonal air pollution, often driven by West Coast wildfires,…
(EnviroNews Utah) — Salt Lake City, Utah — Marching to the state capitol in Salt Lake City on a beautiful but chilly, pre-spring day, more than 800 students from campuses like Rowland Hall (one hour, three minutes, one-way on foot) the Madeleine Choir School (seventeen minutes, one-way), the…
(EnviroNews Utah) — Dr. Brent Muhlestein of the Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment (UPHE) discusses the results of a UPHE study that reveals that just a small increase in air pollution can have a significant increase in heart attack.
(EnviroNews Utah) – Although Utah’s infamous “RED AIR DAY” warning signs have been mysteriously out of commission through one of the most hazardous air pollution streaks in modern history, Utah’s citizens are no strangers to what is asked of them when the pollution get’s bad. Everyone knows that…
(EnviroNews Utah) – On a chilly day in Salt Lake City Utah, demonstators gathered in protest of Governor Gary R. Herbert’s energy summit. Amongst the multitude of speakers was Dr. Claron D. Aldridge of the Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment who gave an energetic sermon-like speech in…
(EnviroNews Utah) — Salt Lake City, Utah — Shelly Marshall of Sustain Utah discusses Utah’s “red air” days at the Capitol in early 2009. Monica Bellenger reporting.
(EnviroNews Utah) — Salt Lake City, Utah — This newsreel showcases heated air pollution protests on Capitol Hill in Utah. The protests were initiated by the Utah Mom’s for Clean Air and others after weeks on end of “Red Air Days” where children were not allowed to go…
(EnviroNews Utah) — Salt Lake City, Utah — Here, Monica Bellenger sums up Utah’s dire air pollution problem and discusses the three year mandate placed on Utah by the EPA to meet stricter air quality standards.
(EnviroNews Utah) – A segment discussing the three-year mandate for cleaner air imposed on Utah by the EPA from our full feature interview with Utah Republican Governor Gary R. Herbert in the Governors Office on Capitol Hill. The hour and fifteen minute interview covers issues exclusively pertaining to…
(EnviroNews Utah) – By January 2010 it was official. Northern Utah had been labeled with the worst air quality in the nation, exceeding all Federal standards for particulate pollution. The Federal Government’s air quality website “Air Now” ranks the top 5 worst places in the United States for…
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