In this past legislative session there were 15 bills proposed addressing air pollution in Utah. A few were passed which will do little to clean our air. I was amazed that not one bill was proposed that would curb, inhibit or clean the emissions produced by industry—which accounts for around 20% of total emissions. Magcorp, outside of Tooele, in particular emits nearly 7.4 … [Read more...]
Red Air – Wasatch Front Polluters
‘Tis inversion season once again, so Utah Stories decided to check up on some controversial state polluters such as US Magnesium, Stericycle, as well as EnergySolutions' continued efforts to bring depleted uranium into Utah. US Magnesium—Tooele Forty miles west of Salt Lake City and just a few miles from the shores of the Great Salt Lake lies US Magnesium, the nation's … [Read more...]