Request for Appropriations

• Addressing Critical Dust Concerns. Requested: $651,000 ongoing.  The Division of Air Quality and the Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner identified key priorities in addressing the urgent issue of dust pollution from sources of dust such as the exposed lake bed of the Great Salt Lake. This appropriation would create an ongoing research opportunity and hiring a dedicated full time employee and allow the Department of Environmental Quality to effectively investigate dust composition and health impacts, dust-borne disease, and air quality impacts of a changing Great Salt Lake and statewide aridity.
  • Funded: $120,000 ongoing.