July 2008

DEQ Moves to 4-day Work Week to Benefit Employees and the Environment

Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) employees will be adjusting their work schedules to accommodate a four, 10-hour workweek as part of Governor Huntsman’s proposal to save energy and reduce driving costs that also benefits Utah’s air quality.

DEQ has its Designs on a New 'Greener' Building

The Department of Environmental Quality is designing a new building for its next-generation workforce that is a shade greener than the typical box-office space.

State Sets Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goal

The state of Utah has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent by 2020 – a goal that supporters say is “ambitious and realistic.”

Protecting the Great Salt Lake
Panel Paves Pathway to New Pollution Standard

Great Salt Lake, Utah – During the spring and fall the Great Salt Lake shoreline is typically covered with nests of eggs ready to hatch, all evidence of the phalaropes, black-necked stilts, avocets and grebes here to feast on a buffet of brine shrimp and flies.

Huntsman Praises PrePass
Trucking Technology Helps Clear the Air

Perry, Utah – Governor Jon Huntsman praised truckers for reducing air pollution by utilizing an electronic “PrePass” that tracks the drivers’ safety records without having to stop at weigh stations, preventing engine idling that release pollution into the air.