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Gov. Huntsman Declares January “Radon Action Month”
To Boy Scout Troop 115, radon is not a video game but an opportunity to contribute to public health.
The Cottonwood Heights Boy Scout Troop has spent the last few months producing an educational video on the dangers of indoor radon, an odorless gas and the second leading cause of respiratory problems, second only to smoking. The Troop will debut the video at a community meeting in January.
Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. has proposed a $10.7 billion budget for next year that would provide additional General Fund money to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to help assess mercury contamination and prepare the state to meet new tougher federal air standards.
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking passage of three bills during the 2007 Legislature that essentially would improve the way the Department safeguards public health and the environment.
Theron Miller, a Ph.D. scientist with the Division of Water Quality, was awarded the prestigious Governor’s Science and Technology Medal for his scientific work on Farmington Bay in understanding the impact of nutrients to the wetlands and the Great Salt Lake.
Helge Gabert, an environmental scientist for the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste for 11 years, was a finalist for the Governor’s Science and Technology Medal.
Chancellor has led the fight against nuclear waste
State Environmental Attorney Denise Chancellor’s dogged determination to keep nuclear waste out of Utah has led her peers of the Utah State Bar to honor her with the distinguished Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Law (ENREL) Lawyer of the Year award for 2006.
After a year long effort, the Department of Environmental Quality’s Leadership Development Group in January released the first-ever Utah Report on the Environment for 2006.