Stephen Foulger, an environmental scientist with the Utah Division of Environmental High quality, makes use of a Flir fuel detection digicam throughout an inspection of an oil pump website close to Roosevelt on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Scott G Winterton, Deseret Information
We now have heard a lot in regards to the shrinking Nice Salt Lake disaster as it's a blatant visible of our earlier lack of care for a way we use very important assets. We perceive the implications of our actions regarding the lake solely now that we're on the precipice of no return. What are different points we have now not addressed or present no concern about? What are we doing, or not doing, that we'll understand we wanted to take motion on lengthy prior to now?
The Uinta Basin is called one of many nation’s largest sources of methane leaks. The consequences of methane on local weather change are many occasions increased than that of carbon dioxide, and the medical issues from methane air pollution are actual and damaging.
On Nov. 11, the EPA launched a supplemental methane proposal to strengthen air pollution limits for key sources. The advantages embrace common inspections of high-polluting, lower-producing wells, using superior monitoring know-how and curbing air pollution from routine flaring. These are vital steps towards decreasing methane air pollution, however extra will have to be taken sooner or later.
Let’s study from our previous and never wait till the purpose of no return to take motion.
Rebecca Ricks
Rexburg, Idaho