Federal environmental officials say Salt Lake and Tooele counties are on the verge of receiving 'transformative' grant money that will help reduce pollution and address climate issues within both counties.
"transformative" grant money that will help reduce pollution and address climate issues within both counties; however, local officials are still piecing together how they plan to tap into billions of dollars set aside for projects that aim to reduce air and water pollution.
Future projects may include improvements to drinking water and wastewater treatment, more community air monitoring or pollution prevention. It also may result in more electric buses or solar electricity projects. In all, she said there's about $100 billion available for a wide array of projects that tackle pollution and climate change. The Climate Pollution Reduction grant program specifically targets strategies that reduce pollution while helping disadvantaged communities.Economic, health and social benefits.Plans on how to tap into other sources of federal funding, such as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act.
Daniel Mendoza, of the University of Utah, explains one of their air quality monitors to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator for Region 8 KC Becker during an event at NeighborWorks in Salt Lake City on Tuesday. She pointed to metrics that show the area has higher asthma rates and lower life expectancy rates than the east side. It's also one of the worst areas in the state for particulate matter and ozone pollution, though east-side areas also struggle with ozone pollution.
"We don't have any trust — our trust level is pretty low," he said. "We trust but we want it verified. ... We're tired, on the west side, of having to fight for everything we get. We have to fight for air; we have to fight for water; we have to fight for our land; we have to fight for our home, education. And then when we fight for it and stand up for our rights, what do they do? They punish us. They make us the bad guy for speaking up.
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