http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ EPA en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Fri, 24 May 2013 07:16:00 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578853/Woods-Cross-to-build-water-treatment-facility-to-reduce-PCE.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578853/Woods-Cross-to-build-water-treatment-facility-to-reduce-PCE.html Woods Cross will spend about $4 million to build a water treatment facility to get rid of PCE in wells. Residents will be an... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:53:53 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578828/Lawsuit-demands-money-back-for-tailings-removal-near-Leeds.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578828/Lawsuit-demands-money-back-for-tailings-removal-near-Leeds.html Off-roaders in the Leeds area of Washington County were regularly driving over a mercury-contaminated tailings pile leftover... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:05:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578528/EPA-names-University-of-Utah-best-in-Pac-12-for-green-power-purchases.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578528/EPA-names-University-of-Utah-best-in-Pac-12-for-green-power-purchases.html The University of Utah has been recognized by the EPA for its environmentally friendly practices on campus. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:21:28 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577601/Beekeeper-of-the-year-searching-for-answers-to-dying-bees.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577601/Beekeeper-of-the-year-searching-for-answers-to-dying-bees.html Darren Cox recently received the American Honey Producers Association's beekeeper of the year award, the highest national... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:32:45 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577231/Report-Majority-of-nations-rivers-streams-in-poor-health.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577231/Report-Majority-of-nations-rivers-streams-in-poor-health.html Despite more than 40 years since the passage of the federal Clean Water Act, a new survey shows more than half the nation's... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:05:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625684/Utah-is-getting-up-to-date-with-modern-clean-energy-policies.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625684/Utah-is-getting-up-to-date-with-modern-clean-energy-policies.html From smartphones and tablets, to tweets and blogs, Utah policymakers understand the importance of staying up to date in the... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577076/Travelers-hit-the-road-with-lower-gas-prices.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577076/Travelers-hit-the-road-with-lower-gas-prices.html Gas prices are not climbing to the heights predicted at the start of the year. Following a two-month period that saw gasoline... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:05:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576008/Report-High-tech-vehicles-reduce-greenhouse-emissions.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576008/Report-High-tech-vehicles-reduce-greenhouse-emissions.html A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency shows that during the past five years fuel economy in vehicles increased... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:00:57 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624747/Secondhand-smoke-can-hurt-children-2-dont-smoke-in-the-car-with-them.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624747/Secondhand-smoke-can-hurt-children-2-dont-smoke-in-the-car-with-them.html In the hope of swaying undecided parties, I would like to talk about the effects of secondhand smoke on kids. Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623863/President-Obama-nominates-3-to-Cabinet-level-posts.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623863/President-Obama-nominates-3-to-Cabinet-level-posts.html President Barack Obama signaled his willingness to tackle climate change with his pick of Gina McCarthy to lead the... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:06:07 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623853/Obama-nominates-Wal-Marts-Burwell-as-budget-chief.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623853/Obama-nominates-Wal-Marts-Burwell-as-budget-chief.html President Barack Obama has tapped Wal-Mart's Sylvia Mathews Burwell as his next budget chief, thrusting her into the center... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:00:51 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574050/Monticello-mill-victims-seek-help-on-Utahs-Capitol-Hill.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574050/Monticello-mill-victims-seek-help-on-Utahs-Capitol-Hill.html Today, Monticello mill-era residents, both those who stayed in town and those who moved away, continue to come down with... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:25:22 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765622956/Some-watchdog.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765622956/Some-watchdog.html The federal Environmental Protection Agency has failed consumers with its abysmal handling of a controversy involving the... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865572374/EPA-inventory-shows-Utahs-sources-of-greenhouse-gas.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865572374/EPA-inventory-shows-Utahs-sources-of-greenhouse-gas.html The nation's power plants continue to be the single largest stationary source of greenhouse gas emissions, according to new... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:31:38 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865571397/Utah-plan-to-combat-regional-haze-targeted-in-lawsuit.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865571397/Utah-plan-to-combat-regional-haze-targeted-in-lawsuit.html Utah's plan to combat regional haze impacting its wilderness areas and five national parks has come under fire, the target of... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:05:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620530/Holly-Refinery-is-not-welcome-here.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620530/Holly-Refinery-is-not-welcome-here.html As a resident of Davis County and as a physician, I am deeply concerned about Holly Refinery vastly expanding its operations... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620506/Utah-car-device-company-settles-EPA-complaint.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620506/Utah-car-device-company-settles-EPA-complaint.html A Utah company that sold devices to remove emission controls on vehicles has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle claims by the... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:41:03 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620376/EPA-changed-course-after-gas-company-protested.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620376/EPA-changed-course-after-gas-company-protested.html When a man in a Fort Worth suburb reported his family's drinking water had begun bubbling like champagne, the federal... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:36:27 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620043/No-Congress-should-not-vote-to-end-ethanol-subsidies.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620043/No-Congress-should-not-vote-to-end-ethanol-subsidies.html The federal requirement for use of ethanol in gasoline was widely criticized in 2012. With a prolonged drought that reduced... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618532/Few-tests-done-at-toxic-sites-after-superstorm.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618532/Few-tests-done-at-toxic-sites-after-superstorm.html For more than a month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said that the recent superstorm didn't cause significant... Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:51:06 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865569203/Holly-Refinery-agrees-to-settle-clean-air-case.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865569203/Holly-Refinery-agrees-to-settle-clean-air-case.html Holly Refinery and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have agreed to settle an alleged clean air violations case... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:29:43 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618266/Probe-finds-ATK-tests-of-rocket-motors-dont-foul-water-nearby-soil.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618266/Probe-finds-ATK-tests-of-rocket-motors-dont-foul-water-nearby-soil.html By Amy Joi Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:14:35 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865569144/Probe-finds-ATK-tests-of-rocket-motors-dont-foul-water-nearby-soil.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865569144/Probe-finds-ATK-tests-of-rocket-motors-dont-foul-water-nearby-soil.html Concerns over potential groundwater or soil contamination from ATK's testing of powerful solid rocket motors used in the... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:35:05 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865568220/New-watercraft-regulations-to-go-into-effect-for-Lake-Powell.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865568220/New-watercraft-regulations-to-go-into-effect-for-Lake-Powell.html Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:16:58 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865568102/Salt-Lake-Citys-notorious-Lot-6-Superfund-site-still-needs-attention.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865568102/Salt-Lake-Citys-notorious-Lot-6-Superfund-site-still-needs-attention.html It's known as "Lot 6" among environmental remediation managers and scientists, once branded as one of the worst places in... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:43:06 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616579/EPA-says-BP-is-being-suspended-from-new-US-govt-contracts.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616579/EPA-says-BP-is-being-suspended-from-new-US-govt-contracts.html BP is being temporarily suspended from new contracts with the U.S. government, the Environmental Protection Agency says. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865567517/Critics-seek-cloaked-Obama-administration-emails.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865567517/Critics-seek-cloaked-Obama-administration-emails.html Congressional Republicans are pressing the Obama administration to make public emails conducting public business, arguing... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:44:17 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865566075/Make-ink-cartridges-last-longer-by-changing-fonts.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865566075/Make-ink-cartridges-last-longer-by-changing-fonts.html One simple trick can make ink cartridges last up to 30 percent longer — change a default font to a font that uses less... Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:58:30 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765609504/Stricter-pollution-regulations-would-be-a-breath-of-fresh-air.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765609504/Stricter-pollution-regulations-would-be-a-breath-of-fresh-air.html This year has been a strong indication that air pollution is no longer just our wintertime problem. If you have taken your... Sun, 07 Oct 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765608787/Whats-to-love-about-Mia-Love.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765608787/Whats-to-love-about-Mia-Love.html Lately, I've read letters daily from Mia Love supporters, attacking her opponent while calling her courageous and a breath of... Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:43:45 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865562905/EPAs-advice-and-practical-information-on-household-cleaning-products.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865562905/EPAs-advice-and-practical-information-on-household-cleaning-products.html Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:00:34 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765605670/Utahs-poor-air-quality-isnt-necessarily-Utahs-fault.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765605670/Utahs-poor-air-quality-isnt-necessarily-Utahs-fault.html I would like everyone who is concerned about the quality of air along the Wasatch Front to take a good look outside while our... Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865561820/School-trust-EPA-settle-cleanup-at-defunct-explosives-factory.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865561820/School-trust-EPA-settle-cleanup-at-defunct-explosives-factory.html Emergency cleanup of dangerous blasting agents at a now-defunct explosives plant in Utah County has been completed, and the... Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:44:23 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765600012/Remarks-by-New-Hampshire-Sen-Kelly-Ayotte-at-the-Republican-National-Convention.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765600012/Remarks-by-New-Hampshire-Sen-Kelly-Ayotte-at-the-Republican-National-Convention.html New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte is telling Republicans at their national convention in Tampa, Fla., that President Barack... Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:35:40 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865560611/American-Fork-bio-diesel-plant-polluted-sewer-system-feds-allege.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865560611/American-Fork-bio-diesel-plant-polluted-sewer-system-feds-allege.html A federal grand jury indicted Slade E. Barnett Jr., 48, of Camano Island, Wash., with introducing a pollutant into a sewer... Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:56:53 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865560536/Does-Utah-have-the-political-will-to-make-tough-pollution-choices.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865560536/Does-Utah-have-the-political-will-to-make-tough-pollution-choices.html Does Utah have the political will to make hard choices about cleaning the air, choices that could result in higher costs,... Sat, 11 Aug 2012 14:11:22 MDT