Utah lawmakers finalized a bill that calls for a state study of halogen emission sources along the Wasatch Front, while also coming up with a plan to reduce those emissions in the coming years.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers on Friday finalized a bill that calls for a state study of halogen emission sources along the Wasatch Front, while also coming up with a plan to reduce those emissions in the coming years.that found that a magnesium plant in Tooele County was producing halogen emissions, especially bromine, that boosted pollution levels by as much as 25% in the region.that had been unanimously approved by the Utah Senate after a conference committee meeting Thursday afternoon.
They agreed on a bill that instructs the Utah Division of Air Quality to complete a study pinpointing where the sources of halogen emissions are in Box Elder, Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah and Weber counties by the end of 2024. The agency will then compile a "best available control technology emissions reduction plan" to reduce halogen emissions, which must be implemented by the end of 2026.
The bill was tweaked again in the Utah House's Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee, adding in all halogen emissions, including chemicals like chlorine, fluorine and iodine.
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