Legislature wants out of Climate Initiative
Chris Wade
Issue date: 3/12/09 Section: Community
While some representatives choose not to believe in human caused climate change, or fear government restrictions, most of northern Utah's winter air is considered unhealthy.
As recent as February 23, the Bear River Health Department issued a "red" air quality warning for Cache County. On January 21st health advisories were put in place in Cache, Salt Lake, Davis, Utah and Weber counties. These advisories are designed to warn residents to avoid heavy exertion outside during bad air days. KSL.com
Due to the frequent winter inversion, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality has also advised people with respiratory or heart diseases, the elderly and children to reduce exertion levels outside during winter inversions and days where air quality is deemed unsafe.
In December 2008 the Environmental Protection Agency released its air quality reports. Their findings show that seven counties in northern Utah were not in compliance with national air quality standards.
In Utah the economic impact of the Western Climate Initiative and the impact of climate change is still open for debate. However the unsafe levels of our air quality is not.
As recent as February 23, the Bear River Health Department issued a "red" air quality warning for Cache County. On January 21st health advisories were put in place in Cache, Salt Lake, Davis, Utah and Weber counties. These advisories are designed to warn residents to avoid heavy exertion outside during bad air days. KSL.com
Due to the frequent winter inversion, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality has also advised people with respiratory or heart diseases, the elderly and children to reduce exertion levels outside during winter inversions and days where air quality is deemed unsafe.
In December 2008 the Environmental Protection Agency released its air quality reports. Their findings show that seven counties in northern Utah were not in compliance with national air quality standards.
In Utah the economic impact of the Western Climate Initiative and the impact of climate change is still open for debate. However the unsafe levels of our air quality is not.
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