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Crackdown on Emissions ‘Defeat Devices’ Has Amateur Racers Up in Arms A recent court decision against a maker of aftermarket parts, coupled with the new possibility of criminal charges, has jolted an industry. Smog in Los Angeles. A study issued in November found that pollution controls had been removed from 550,000 diesel trucks over a 10-year period.Credit...Etienne Laurent/EPA, via Shutterstock By Roy Furchgott May 13, 2021, 6:00 a.m. ET You might think Volkswagen’s $14.7 billion dirty diesel settlement in 2016 served as a warning not to tamper with vehicle emission systems....

Brian Moench and Courtney Henley, of Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, write that the habit of spraying poisons to fight mosquitoes is dangerous and counterproductive.

Opponents want all spraying to stop, arguing it can do more harm than good. (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mosquitoes at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District's facility in February. The district is backing away from plans to use a C-130 plane to spray for mosquitoes.   | April 24, 2021, 11:38 a.m. Faced with intense opposition from environmental and community groups, Salt Lake City mosquito-control officials have abandoned their proposal to use military aircraft to spray chemical insecticide. The controversy, however, has hardly abated. The city’s mosquito abatement di...

Deseret News Share this story Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Some physicians want all mosquito spraying stopped in Utah, claiming alleged harm to residents, but state officials reaffirm their methods of application are safe. Members of Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment spoke out this week about dangers insecticides used against adult mosquitoes pose to Utahns’ health, publishing a report that lists the downsides of being downwind from mosquito-spraying areas. The activists listed three major concerns: Neurological problems, including autism, in adults, children and developing fetuse...

Published April 14, 2021 at 6:30 PM MDT Listen • 5:08 Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, wants to make it easier to obtain devices that make firearms quieter. This story and more in Wednesday evening's news brief. Wednesday evening, April 14, 2021 State COVID-19 Positivity Rate Up Slightly Utah health officials reported 530 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, but no new deaths. Since April 4, the state’s test positivity rate has increased slightly from 3.4% to 3.8%. Hospitalizations in the state are also up slightly from last week with 148 people currently hospitalized for t...