Public Hearing on UT's Revised Haze Plan

It’s no secret that dirty coal plants are bad for the air, but did you know that the state of Utah is planning to let Rocky Mountain Power off the hook by allowing them to avoid cleaning up unhealthy, haze-causing pollution?

Although the state of Utah is required to comply with standards set by the Clean Air Act and despite air pollution’s threats to public health and our public lands, outdated coal plants continue to muddy our views and affect the quality of dark night skies at national parks like Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Grand Canyon and Zion.

A plan established by the Environmental Protection Agency would have made the Hunter and Huntington coal plants dramatically reduce their nitrogen oxide emissions — holding them to the same standards as similar coal plants across the country — but Utah is proposing to let these plants avoid cleaning up their pollution.

Event Details

WHAT: Public hearing on Utah’s revised haze plan

WHEN: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Utah Department of Environmental Quality (Board Room 1015), 195 North 1950 West in Salt Lake City, Utah 84116

WHO: Utah Division of Air Quality (Department of Environmental Quality) and all those who want clean, healthy air

QUESTIONS? Contact Cory MacNulty.

OTHER INFO: If you can’t make this public hearing, you can send written comments to Thomas Gunter or stay tuned for an action alert from NPCA.