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In a 2017 feature article for Archinect, NK Architects’ CMO Zack Semke set out the case for adopting Passive House design principles. “The genius of Passive House design is that it recognizes the building itself – its skeleton and skin – as a technology,” Semke wrote. “Powered by...

Last week, the University of Sydney was fined $61,000 for failing to properly dispose of a radioactive source belonging to a decommissioned medical imaging…

Since 2019, The Union Pacific Railroad Co. has been shipping uranium-laden waste from the Moffat Tunnel water treatment plant in Winter Park to Utah’s White Mesa Uranium Mill, which, according to Chairman Manuel Heart of…

The White Mesa uranium mill, located just a mile from Bears Ears National Monument, now houses more than 700 million pounds of toxic waste — making the Utah desert site “America’s cheapest radioactive waste dump,” a new report has found.

Utah says the White Mesa Mill isn’t contaminating groundwater, but its neighbor, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, disagrees.

Does groundbreaking study have relevance for Utah?

Shadka Haque Monia, Guest Writer  | banglanews24.com Update: 2021-07-17 13:53:20 At present, approximately, 95% of the people of Bangladesh have access to electricity. Estimation shows that the national demand of electricity would be 40 thousand MW by 2030, and 60 thousand MW by 2041 in the country. As of now, Bangladesh relies mostly on natural gas and coal as the source to generate the lions share of its electricity. But it is evident that natural gas and coal are limited resources and we c...

Box Elder County cancels contract with landfill near shores of Great Salt Lake Meanwhile, some state lawmakers are expressing regret about a 2016 decision that would allow the landfill to take out-of-state waste. (photo courtesy Fox13) This Aug. 14, 2019, file photo shows an overview of the landfill on the tip of the Promontory Point cape jutting into the Great Salt Lake. Box Elder County has now cancelled its contingency contract with the landfill, which has no other contracts in place to rec...

January has been designated Radon Action Month. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and the leading cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Radon claims an estimated 21,000 lives in the U.S. a year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "The best time to test for radon is during the colder months when your home is closed and radon levels are likely to build to their highest...

/ The White Mesa Mill was constructed in the early 1980s and is the last conventional uranium mill operating in the country. There are multiple pools filled with radioactive material on site. Executives from Energy Fuels Resources, which owns the White Mesa Mill in San Juan County, announced last month that they had successfully produced a concentration of rare earth metals from something called monazite sand. And this week, they announced plans to import at least 2,500 tons of the sand a year...