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Alexa Wagner, a High School Sophmore, Explains the Dangers of Teaching Abstinence Without Teaching Contraception in Utah Sex Ed Classes

(EnviroNews Utah) - Furious with the plethora of controversial bills that passed in this year's session in the Utah State Legislature, a crowd of angered protestors from all walks of life assembled on Capitol Hill at the Rally to Restore Sanity to Government. Much of this session's legislation has ...

Matt Pacenza of Heal Utah Exposes the Herbert Administration’s Compliance with the ‘Ridiculous’ Green River Reactor Plan That Would Give Utah Its First Nuclear Reactors

(EnviroNews Utah) - At the Rally to Restore Sanity to Government held at the Utah State Capitol, Matt Pacenza, Policy Director at HEAL Utah spoke loudly to expose corruption in Utah politics. The crowd was often heated as he delivered an expose' of lies and deciet surrounding ultra conservative ...

Matt Pacenza of HEAL Utah Speaks on Dangerous New Bill That Dismantles Utah’s Citizen-Based Environmental Review Boards

(EnviroNews Utah) -- Salt Lake City -- It appears that the input from residents and expert opinion from the community is no longer welcome in the State of Utah. That was the message sent by Senate Bill 21 from the 2012 legislative session which dismantles and eliminates citizen-based environmental ...

Matt Pacenza of HEAL Utah Denounces Utah’s New Policy Designating the State as the Nations Primary Dumping Ground for Hotter Blended Nuclear Waste

(EnviroNews Utah) - At the Rally to Restore Sanity to Government, Matt Pacenza, Policy Director at HEAL Utah denounced the Herbert Administration's new policy on nuclear waste before a crowd of outraged protestors. The decision has taken much heat from citizens and activists alike as it overturns Utah's 2005 ...

Troy Williams of KRCL’s “Radioactive” Rebukes the Eagle Forum and the Utah State Senate for Failing to Pass LGBT Anti-Discrimination Law S.B. 51

(EnviroNews Utah) -- Salt Lake City -- There were enraged citizens from all walks of life at the "Rally to Restore Sanity to Government" held at the Utah State Capitol on the second to last day of the 2012 legislative session. The event was moved inside due to the ...

Tim Wagner of the Sierra Club Publicly Exposes the Dastardly Political Corruption Achieved by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)

(EnviroNews Utah) - On the second to the last day of the 2012 Utah legislative session, outraged protestors gathered at the 'Rally to Restore Sanity to Government' in order to protest an array of issues ranging from the elimination of sex education and women's rights, to air quality, nuclear ...

The Fight to Save the Sage Grouse Under Assault From Coal Expansion

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Tim Wagner of the Sierra Club Blasts Utah Governor Gary Herbert for Accepting Dirty Campaign Money From Partners of Alton Coal

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A Moving Call to Climate Action by Michael Mielke of Post Carbon Salt Lake

(EnviroNews Utah) — Michael Mielke of Post Carbon Salt Lake on climate change in a feature sit down interview regarding the Tim DeChristopher trial. Monica Bellenger reporting.

Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert Puts Forth His Views on Utah’s Air Pollution Problem at His UCAIR Press Conference at Questar Gas (entirety)

(EnviroNews Utah) - Today in Salt Lake City, at a Questar natural gas refueling station, Governor Gary R. Herbert launched his UCAIR program to address Utah's critical air pollution problem. The Governor proposed an array of ideas to help reduce air pollution along the Wasatch Front that were by ...

Dr. Michelle Hoffman MD of Breathe Utah Speaks Out on Air Pollution at the UCAIR Press Conference Featuring Governor Gary Herbert

(EnviroNews Utah) -- Salt Lake City -- Dr. Michelle Hoffman, Pediatrician and founding member of the non-profit air quality activist group Breathe Utah, spoke without restraint today regarding the health dangers of "red air" day pollution at the Governors UCAIR press conference. She challenged the crowd to see how ...

Saving the World One Organic Cotton Shopping Bag at a Time

(EnviroNews California) - Lorin Trodderman of the Santa Cruz, California-based company Blue Lotus takes us through a tale of plastic pandemonium as he explains the devastation of plastic bags in our eco system, while simultaneously offering a simple and empowering solution. In this educational interview, Trodderman eloquently explains how ...

Cherise Udell of the Utah Moms for Clean Air Discusses the Joint Law Suit Against Rio Tinto/Kennecott

(EnviroNews Utah) - Today, Cherise Udell, Founder and President of the Utah Mom’s For Clean Air, alongside of the Utah Physicians For a Healthy Environment and WildEarth Guardians announced the filing of a joint lawsuit against Kennecott Utah Copper. The suit claims that Kennecott is responsible for a disproportionate ...

Dr Brian Moench Discusses How Air Pollution Degrades Human Genes and Effects Children at the Rio Tinto/Kennecott Lawsuit Press Conference

(EnviroNews Utah) -- Salt Lake City -- Dr. Brian Moench, MD and Founder of the Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment lectures on how air pollution damages genes, predisposes children to many diseases, while lowering IQ points at the Rio Tinto/Kennecott Lawsuit Press Conference. The Utah Physicians For a ...

Dr Cris Cowley, MD and Former President of the Utah Medical Association, Lectures on How Air Pollution Causes Heart Attacks and Strokes at the Rio Tinto/Kennecott Lawsuit Press Conference

(EnviroNews Utah) - Cris Cowley, MD and former President of the Utah Medical Association lectures on exactly how elevated levels of air pollution cause heart attacks and strokes at the Rio Tinto/Kennecott Lawsuit Press Conference. The Utah Physicians For a Healthy Environment, the Utah Mom’s For Clean Air, and ...