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Show A-7 The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, April 29-May 1, 2015 Motorcyclist killed on U.S. 40 Collision was with semitrailer near Jordanelle Associated Press HEBER CITY, Utah -- Police say excessive speed didn't appear to be a factor in a Sunday motorcycle crash the killed 23-year-old Conor S. Wilson of Kaysville. The Deseret News reports the man was wearing a helmet and riding gear, but was pronounced dead at the crash site on U.S. Highway 40, east of the Jordanelle Reservoir. Utah Highway Patrol says Wilson probably didn't notice the semitrailer in front of him slow down as they proceeded up an incline. There is no evidence he decreased speed or attempted to change lanes before he hit the back of the larger, slower vehicle that was hauling a loaded double tanker. Westbound traffic was routed to the emergency lane for an hour after the accident. Nat'l Parks complain of coal Utah urged to crack down on pollution Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY -- The National Park Service is pressing Utah environmental regulars to crack down on emissions at two coal-fired power plants to improve air quality and views in the state's five national parks. Haze mars vistas at the parks about three-fourths of the time in violation of federal regulations mandating upgrades at the nation's dirtiest power plants to protect their air quality, the park service wrote in April 2 letters to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The park service wants the state to require further reductions in nitrogen-oxide emissions at two coal-fired power plants in central Utah through installation of retrofit technology known as selective catalytic reduction. But the Utah Division of Air Quality would not take the step under proposed revisions to its plan to combat regional haze, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. "The state clearly values the importance of the five national parks in Utah and actively promotes national tourism, yet at the same time it appears unprepared to fulfill its legal requirements under the Clean Air Act and associated regulations to protect and enhance the very scenic views that attract millions of visitors to the parks every year," wrote Tammy Whittington, associate regional park service director. Utah's air quality division maintains $588 million in past upgrades and the recent shutdown of Rocky Mountain Power's aging Carbon Power Plant help the state meet regional haze standards. Rocky Mountain Power contends retrofits to its Hunter and Huntington power stations in Emery County would be cost prohibitive. "You're talking in excess of $170 million per unit. They are custom retrofits; the actual cost would vary per unit. You get a better result by the work already done at Hunter and Huntington and the Carbon closure than the regional haze rules requires," Rocky Mountain Power spokesman Dave Eskelsen told The Tribune. "If you add ‘selective catalytic reduction' to those units, you get a substantial expense to consumers with a marginal benefit to the regional haze quality," he added. Selective catalytic reduction retrofits would reduce Hunter and Huntington nitrogen-oxide emissions by 14,700 tons, or 86 percent, according to environmental groups. Last year, the EPA rejected portions of Utah's regional haze plan, and environmentalists say the state's revised plan is not much different. "They keep delaying and delaying and re-proposing the same plan," Cory MacNulty of the National Parks Conservation Association said. "We have to have reductions that go much deeper than this plan to clean the air over our parks." FREE! Kathy Mears WEB AND SOCIAL MARKETING reaLtOr® GOT YOU CONFUSED? kathy.Mears@sothebysrealty.com It's time you stop and ask for directions. 435.901.9964 Successfully representing buyers and sellers in the Park City area since 1990. We deliver customers. AdTaxi puts your message in front of consumers ready to buy. AdTaxi is among the first publisher-owned digital ad networks specializing in designing custom digital solutions for advertisers using digital media ranging from traditional display and mobile to social, email and search. AdTaxi knows where your audience is, how they think, and what they want to buy. HigHly personalized real estate services If you're considering selling your home, ask me about the Summit Sotheby's International Realty difference. AdTaxiNetworks.com call your Park Record Media Representative for details 435.649.9014 ©MMXIV Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sotheby's International Realty® is a licensed trademark to Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates, Inc. An Equal Opportunity Company. Each Office Is Independently Owned And Operated. |