In this Issue:
- Env. Bills Await Gov's Pen
- Budget Updates
- DEQ Secretary Saves Man
- DEQ Helping with Discarded Pills
- Frontrunner arrives in April
- Calendar of Events
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Sponsored by the
Utah Department of
Environmental Quality
In this Issue:
Newsletter Links:
Sponsored by the
Utah Department of
Environmental Quality
Fighting pollution took center stage during the 2008 Legislative Session on Capitol Hill where several environmental bills that include money for cleaner school buses and tax credits for alternative-fuel cars are expected to become law with the Governor’s signature.
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will be able to make strides to improve the air quality in Utah, thanks to an additional $2 million annual appropriation lawmakers approved by the end of the 2008 Session.
On Christmas Eve, Terry Montgomery was delivering a hot lunch to Alton and Marilyn Gilliands at their Rosepark home as part of her “Meals on Wheels” semimonthly route. But when she arrived, Alton was upstairs clutching his chest. It was Montgomery’s quick action that spared him his life.
We now know that it is environmentally unsafe to flush expired medications down the toilet or throw them into the trash. Yet, keeping unwanted drugs in unlocked medicine cabinets can also pose a risk of accidental contact with children or animals, or an invitation for illicit use. So what do we do?
Everyone knows the price we pay driving to and from work. Peer pressure aside, we all contribute pollution to the inversion, empty our wallets to rising gas prices, and lose years off our lives dealing with nerve-racking traffic.