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Utah coal-fired power plant fined for excess pollution

2013-07-05 14:36:56| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Salt Lake Tribune: A crackdown on polluted emissions from the Bonanza power plant near the Utah-Colorado border has resulted in a settlement between federal regulators and Utah-based Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the settlement Tuesday, and now South Jordan-based Deseret Power will be required to pay $35,000 in penalties, install new controls during startup and shutdown, and cover the cost of replacing at least five fleet vehicles with natural...

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Utah gets average grades on manufacturing report; see how all 50 states fared

2013-06-21 02:07:26| Logistics - Topix.net

While Utah has received high marks over the years for its economic and business-friendly environment, the Beehive State still has room for improvement when it comes to its manufacturing sector.

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Drought, climate change and forest practices elevate Utah wildfire risk

2013-06-04 21:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Salt Lake Tribune: So is the hazard created by modern forest management, said Michael Jenkins, associate professor in USUs Quinney College of Natural Resources. Aggressive management has been "essentially eliminated," and dry forest undergrowth has built up, turning parts of Utah into tinderboxes, he said. "Forests today are in a much different state than they were 200 years ago when fires were more common," Jenkins said. "We have suppressed fires for 100 years, which has allowed fuels to build up, trees to get...

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Lead, arsenic a risk on Utah bike trails?

2013-05-28 10:25:03| Railroads - Topix.net

Lead and arsenic contamination can be found along some of Utah's most popular rails-to-trails pathways, according to a letter sent last month to several mayors and the Utah Department of Environmental Quality.

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