🚨 SB 242 Threatens Safer Streets in Salt Lake City — ACTION NEEDED TODAY 🚨 SB 242 is on the committee agenda today at 3:40 PM. This bill would make it harder for cities to: • Add bike lanes & pedestrian improvements • Calm traffic & improve public transit • Reduce car pollution

Governor Cox is wrong about nuclear power. Utah is moving fast toward nuclear — from generation to mining to waste — without reckoning with the real costs.

Show up for Parley’s Canyon. After months of advocacy, our chance to oppose the proposed mine is finally here — and it matters that the room is full. 📅 Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 | 5 PM 📍 Millcreek City Hall 1330 E. Chambers Ave., Millcreek, UT Grandview Room, 6th floor

The Nuclear Debate UPHE’s president Dr. Brian Moench warns of serious public health, safety, and environmental risks tied to nuclear development. Every phase—from mining to waste storage—poses major risks.

Inversions are inevitable. Pollution is not. Winter inversions are back along the Wasatch Front, trapping harmful air that affects everyone’s health. Every UPHE fight—clean energy, protecting the Great Salt Lake, opposing harmful development—comes back to the air we breathe.

Fireworks don’t disappear — they linger in our lungs. This graph shows PM2.5 levels from a University of Utah sensor during New Year’s celebrations. During stagnant winter inversion conditions, fireworks helped push pollution into the unhealthy range —

2025 has been a year of real wins and hard fights — from protecting the Great Salt Lake and pushing back on PFAS and data centers, to stopping illegal diesel pollution and fighting a new aggregate mine in Parleys Canyon.

New Year’s fireworks might feel like a tradition — but during an inversion, they’re a problem. In northern Utah, winter air often gets trapped under temperature inversions. Cold air settles in, warmer air sits on top, and everything we emit — exhaust, smoke, pollution — has nowhere to go.

Granite Construction has changed their plans to bull doze Parley’s Canyon. They have abandoned their last application to the Division of Air Quality, in large part because we pointed out all the flaws in it.

Give the gift of clean air this holiday season 💚 As a physician, I’m reminded every day that clean air is not just an environmental issue, it’s a matter of human health, and for some, survival. Every one of us depends on the simple act of breathing.

Our general environment (air, water, soil, and food) is badly contaminated by plastic nanoparticles. That has led to studies that have found those particles are also contaminating our bodies including our critical organs.

800 square miles of the Great Salt Lake lakebed are exposed, and fine particulate dust is already being carried into nearby communities. Existing monitors don’t reliably detect the smallest particles — but medical research shows they pose serious health risks.

UPHE's President & Co-founder Dr. Brian Moench had a powerful piece in the Salt Lake Tribune about the risks posed by the shrinking Great Salt Lake - and what happens if we keep ignoring the warning signs.

EPA says Utah is officially no longer violating national air pollution standards on particulate pollution. PLEASE NOTE — our pollution is still impacting your health.

UPHE’s executive director, Jonny Vasic, had an op-ed in the Desert News, connecting his personal relationship with Great Salt Lake to UPHE’s advocacy to revive it.

Sign on letter opposing the fossil fuel railway through Utah 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝐭𝐡 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... UPHE has been actively involved in the long battle to reduce fossil fuel use and extraction, especially in our own state.

𝗨𝘁𝗮𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 If you’ve hiked a trail overlooking the Salt Lake Valley, driven out to Antelope Island, or simply followed the news, you know the Great Salt Lake has been fluctuating at dangerously low levels for years.

The Sick Times- talks Utah's Air Pollution Problem The Sick Times talked to UPHE’s Dr. Brian Moench about all things Utah environmental.

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 Tuesday was Election Day, and we hope everyone had the chance to vote! Local officials are important in shaping policies that affect our daily lives, from clean air and water protections to sustainable development and public health.

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 Public officials were warned years ago, early in the planning process, that the site for the new prison posed serious risks due to its proximity to wetlands. 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚.

Downwind, again? Utahns still live with the fallout of America's nuclear past- why we can't allow history to repeat itself. www.uphe.org/2025/11/04/t...

UPHE is a bipartisan organization, and we encourage everyone to vote today! Local officials play a major role in shaping the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the communities you call home. Strong environmental policies mean better public health. Your vote truly makes a difference.

Diesel Brothers update- Setting the record straight www.uphe.org/priority-iss...

Video of the Phalaropes Rally at Great Salt Lake today! Thanks to everyone who joined us! youtu.be/J-4tRq88qwc?...

Utah judge sides with the Inland Port Authority after “restructure” www.fox13now.com/news/politic...

Join us for an exciting event with food, music, film, prizes and more! Free (suggested $10 donation) RSVP: www.uphe.org/docs-dust-an...

Let’s talk about the problem with AI Data Centers in Utah 🧵

Utahns, ESPECIALLY those of you in the medical field! Don't miss this chance to speak out on changes that could impact the health of children: www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...

Are you signed up for our enews? Whether it's mine proposals around town, Great Salt Lake protection plans, or general air quality information, stay up to date with our once a week email updates! www.uphe.org/take-action/...

Congress Expands RECA: Northern Utah Residents Now Eligible for Radiation-Linked Cancer Compensation

The 2025 People’s Great Salt Lake Summit is almost here! 🗓 Saturday, August 23 📍 SLCC Miller Campus, Sandy ⏰ 9 AM – 2 PM Don’t miss: Two sessions with Dr. Malin Moench on urgent legal and policy solutions for the lake. A special preview of Troubled Waters: Great Salt Lake (An Oasis in Peril)

Call Utah's Senators and Tell Them to Protect Utahns, Not Pesticide Companies Sen. Curtis - 801.524.4380 Sen. Lee - 801.524.5933

Wildfire season is in full swing across Utah. The smoke can travel hundreds of miles and linger for weeks, carrying a multitude of toxic pollutants. As climate change, outdated fire policies, and unchecked development fuel more intense fire seasons, protecting public health must be a top priority

Republicans in the House are trying to pass a bill that would shield pesticide manufacturers from lawsuits from farmers and the public. We ask you to please contact your representatives in the House and tell them to strike that provision from the bill.

Your reminder to take action for Utah’s Future: What hits home for you—Parley’s Mine, the shrinking Great Salt Lake, mosquito pesticides, or air quality in classrooms? This week, choose one. Learn more. Speak up. Write your representative. Change starts when we act together. Need help? We’re here.

UPHE goes to court tomorrow with the Utah Inland Port Authority. Here's the story...

Be aware- much of Salt Lake is in a firework ban area! Pollution always spikes around the 4th and the 24th of July.

SCOTUS ruling weakens key protections. Utah sides with polluters—again. This sets a dangerous precedent for our air, water & health. Stay informed—read more at the link attached.

Using taxpayer money, the Utah Inland Port Authority is pushing industrial development in Utah County’s Cedar Valley—an area already facing water scarcity, unhealthy air, and sensitive wetlands.

THE DIRTY DOZEN Cut down on pesticide exposure and grow a healthier garden by knowing which produce to watch out for: Spinach, Strawberries, Kale, Grapes, Peaches, Cherries, Nectarines, Pears, Apples, Blackberries, Blueberries, Potatoes.

This isn’t just about the railway, it’s about protecting our air, our health, and our future. This project threatens to worsen pollution that already puts our communities at risk. We must demand cleaner energy infrastructure and stand up for science-based decision-making.

"Since the legislature established the Utah Inland Port Authority in 2018, UIPA has demonstrated an ability to spend millions of taxpayers' money on one bad idea after another. The latest is to bring artificial intelligence data centers to their Wasatch Front project areas." -Dr.Brian Monech

Climate change and Our Health with Dr.Mark Goldfarb: Take a look at what Dr. Goldfarb has to say about our current climate situation and the approach we should take from here on to facilitate a shift to a healthier and cleaner planet.

Brandi O’Brien never had asthma—until she moved to Salt Lake City. Now, poor air quality keeps her indoors. She’s not alone. Pollution is harming Utahns’ health. When leaders cut protections or silence public input, it worsens. 📣 Call your reps. Demand action. 📖 Read her full op-ed below

Utah lawmakers have long tried to dodge national ozone rules, blaming out-of-state pollution. The Trump EPA seems ready to buy it. But air pollution is linked to as many as 8,000 premature deaths in Utah every year. Clean air saves lives

Utah Senator John Curtis' S.J. Res. 31 will overturn critical protections that limit toxic air pollution from refineries and chemical plants, allowing industries to release more cancer-causing chemicals into our communities.

We’re excited to invite you to a special Ask Me Anything TOMORROW, Tuesday, 7:00 PM on Reddit’s r/SaltLakeCity page. Join Dr. Brian Moench of UPHE for a conversation about the public health hazards of the drying Great Salt Lake. Why is letting the Great Salt Lake dry up a health hazard for you?

The Trump admin is pushing to revive coal while slashing clean air protections around national parks. It’s the same playbook: ignore science, cater to polluters, and risk public health. We deserve better than smog-filled parks and outdated energy. Clean air is a right.

Education is one of UPHE’s core pillars—because informed communities are empowered ones. We offer expert-led presentations on air pollution & climate, featuring our Climate Ambassador, Dr. Mark Goldfarb. 📧 Want us to speak to your group? Email [email protected] to schedule!

When leaders dismiss climate change as “ideology” instead of a public health crisis, Utahns pay the price—with their health, wallets, and future. The “Utah Way” has become a cover for delay. We need more voices. Read our op-ed on how bad policy hurts real people—and why it’s time to demand better.