The Holly Refinery in West Bountiful produces various types of fuel from crude oil, including jet fuel for both commercial and military aircraft.
Mike Terry, Deseret Morning News
As a resident of Davis County and as a physician, I am deeply concerned about Holly Refinery vastly expanding its operations in my back yard.
The air quality in the southern part of the county is already very poor and does not meet current EPA standards for air quality. How can we possibly consider allowing Holly to pollute our community even more?
Particulate matter 2.5 and 10 emissions will increase, more people will experience worsening asthma and bronchitis, and countless unnecessary new cases of lung cancer will be caused from this new pollution.
The DAQ is charged with safeguarding our health in southern Davis County, a heavily populated area. They need to be mindful of their charter and move any future refining expansion out to the desert.
Clayton Killpack
Bountiful
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Good letter.
I only wonder where our dear Utah legislature is on this issue? Are they concerned about the people since he refinery can't even make current EPA standards? Or are their hearts and souls with the refinery who contributes More..
Refineries should not be located, or expanded in populated areas. I agree with the letter writer.
Several years ago when i was living and working in So California, an Exxon refinery malfunctioned, spewing droplets of oil into the air More..
Re: ". . . people will experience worsening asthma and bronchitis, and countless unnecessary new cases of lung cancer will be caused from this new pollution."
If any of those people could actually prove this oft-repeated, but never More..