Environment

SLC Residents Attend Pipeline Safety Conference

March 18, 2012 Whittney Evans

Salt Lake City residents got the chance to follow up on what has happened since the 2010 Chevron oil spill that sent more than 30,000 gallons of crude oil flowing into Salt Lake City waterways. On Friday, the city hosted a pipeline safety conference at The Leonardo, where representatives from local and federal government, the pipeline industry and regulators discussed operations, regulations, prevention, safety preparedness and initiatives.

Local News

Last Day for Comment on Blended Nuclear Waste

March 15, 2012 Whittney Evans

The official public comment period will close Friday on a decision to allow EnergySolutions to store blended nuclear waste in Utah. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, clean energy advocates HEAL Utah are urging the public to make one final plea to the Governor,, state lawmakers and regulators to reverse the decision.

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EnergySolutions to Help With Fukushima Cleanup

March 14, 2012 Whittney Evans

EnergySolutions will have a hand in cleaning up radioactively contaminated seawater at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan that was used to cool nuclear reactors after an earthquake and tsunami severely damaged the plant last year. The company will now work with Toshiba to decontaminate about 40 million gallons of water.

Environment

Emissions Inventory Shows 10,000 Polluters

March 12, 2012 Jessica Gail

A newly released inventory of emissions across Utah pinpoints the biggest factors in the state’s wintertime pollution. Division of Air Quality Director Bryce Bird says it’s no surprise that cars are the leading cause, with 55 percent of Salt Lake County’s emissions coming from vehicles alone.

Local News

Senate Compromises on Anti-Idling Ordinance Ban

March 7, 2012 Whittney Evans

The Utah Senate has passed a bill that was initially intended to thwart Salt Lake City’s anti-idling ordinance. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the city will get to keep its clean air initiative after all.

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City Views

CityViews 3/8/12: Bill McKibben/”The Third Crossing”

March 7, 2012 JCE

Segment 1: Saving the Planet Over 20 years ago, author and environmentalist Bill McKibben penned “The End of Nature,” the first mainstream writer to red flag climate change. He continues to push for reducing carbon emissions and moving beyond fossil fuels through the grassroots campaign 350.org and his latest book, “Eaarth: Making a…

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Environment

Progress in Conflict Over Federal Lands?

March 1, 2012 Jeff Robinson

This week, state lawmakers in the House of Representatives passed a series of bills aimed at taking over public lands from the federal government, which currently controls roughly two-thirds of the entire state. But a top federal official who oversees those public lands doesn’t think their efforts will amount to a hill of beans.

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City Views

CityViews 3/1/12: The Abbey Collection/FAX

February 29, 2012 JCE

Segment 1: Edward Abbey Edward Abbey, the environmental crusader and godfather of monkeywrenchers, was not a Utahn by birth, but he spent much time in the state and set his most famous writings here. So, in many ways, it’s fitting that a major collection of his work is coming to the University of Utah.…

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Environment

Lee Questions Salazar on Long-Running Utah Water Project

February 28, 2012 Jeff Robinson

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar fielded several questions from Republican Utah Senator Mike Lee when presenting his budget request to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Tuesday. Lee questioned the secretary on his recent proposal to put the Central Utah Project, a decades-long water distribution project, under the authority of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Environment

Politics Up Close: Western Energy Alliance & Revamping Department of Environmental Quality Boards

February 17, 2012 Jeff Robinson

A new study in Eastern Utah’s energy-rich Uintah Basin is being called the most comprehensive air quality study ever done in Utah. And the study includes participation by oil and gas drillers who extract resources from the basin. We talked with Lowell Braxton of the Western Energy Alliance about how the industry is taking part.

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