800 Students, Grades 5-12, Shake the Walls at Utah State Capitol over Hazardous Air Pollution

(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…

Amidst Many Utah Air Pollution Culprits, Could There Be Grounds for a Class Action Against Stericycle? – Erin Brockovich Weighs In

(EnviroNews California) – The Salt Lake Valley has a high number of industrial air polluters. To be frank, it’s loaded with them and its population is hobbled by some of the most dangerous air pollution on the entire planet. The pollution crisis is so severe, in fact, that…

How Would You Feel About an Oil Drill-Rig in Your Backyard?

(EnviroNews Utah) — Duchesne, Utah — [Editor’s Note: This piece formerly had a sub-header. The title was: How Would You Feel about an Oil Drill Rig in Your Backyard? Helpless Residents of Utah’s Duchesne County Are about to Find out Just How It Feels] — The transcript is as follows: One…

William Anderson, Tribal Chairman of the Moapa Paiutes, Speaks to the Death and Destruction Caused By the Coal Plant on Their Land, and Reveals Their Huge Solar Project

(EnviroNews Nevada) – On a cold and gloomy day in Salt Lake City a hoard of protestors gathered outside of the Gary Herbert Energy Summit to detest an array of what they deemed to be failed energy policy and industrial polluter giveaways. Amongst the array of speakers was…

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…

Salt Lake City School Children Speak Out on Air Pollution at the State Capitol

(EnviroNews Utah) — Salt Lake City, Utah — In this segment in early 2009, Salt Lake City School children weigh in on Utah’s horrendous air pollution problem at a protest on Capitol Hill orchestrated by the Utah Mom’s for Clean Air. The children had been kept in from…

Chemically Induced Asthma is a Very Real Thing

(EnviroNews Utah) — Salt Lake City, Utah — In this story, Karen Bergesen is interviewed about her family’s “chemically induced asthma”, suspected to be caused by excessive air pollution exposure from living on “Refinery Row” in South Davis County, Utah. Additionally, Dr. Brian Moench was interviewed on the…

The Economic Devastation Wreaked by Air Pollution

(EnviroNews Utah) — Salt Lake City, Utah — From an EnviroNews segment in early 2009 with Karen Bergesen. Here, the economic impacts of health care related medical expenses from air pollution are explored. Monica Bellenerg reporting.

Governor Gary Herbert Repeatedly Tells Utah’s Citizens to “Drive Less” at the Utah ‘Clean Air Challenge’ Press Conference on Capitol Hill

(EnviroNews Utah) – On a cold morning at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Governor Gary Herbert took to the podium in a press conference to deliver what he coined a “Clean Air Challenge” for the state of Utah. The purpose?: In his own words, “so…