In this Issue:
- Radon Action Month
- DEQ tightens belt; hiring freeze
- 2009 Legislative Session
- Center Stage with Mayor Becker
- Calendar of Events
- Newsletter Feedback
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Utah students are using their talents to warn others of the dangers of indoor radon gas. During October, the Division of Radiation Control (DRC) received 138 creative art pieces from students entering the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Radon Poster Contest.
In the face of a dismal national economy, Governor Jon Huntsman unveiled a $10.6 billion budget plan for 2010 that slashes state spending by up to 7 percent but preserves thousands of jobs by dipping into the state’s rainy day fund.
During the 2009 Legislature, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will seek to reauthorize key statutory acts that govern air, land and water programs for the next five to 10 years.
The Department of Environmental Quality has an environmental kindred spirit in Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker.