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UPHE Mission Statement
Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment is dedicated to protecting the health and well-being of the citizens of Utah by promoting science-based education and interventions that result in progressive, measurable improvements to the environment.
Dr. Brian Moench, President
Welcome to the UPHE website. The executive committee of UPHE are myself as President, Dr. Jerry Ross, Vice President, and Dr. Scott Hurst as Secretary.
UPHE Goals
• All new electric energy supplies for the state of Utah should come from renewable resources.
• State-of-the-art controls on existing plants
• Reduction of the speed limit to 55mph when air pollution exceeds EPA limits
• Public subsidies for mass transit, free ridership and expanded service
• A 20% emissions reduction strategy by the Air Quality Board
• State funding for more extensive environmental monitoring;
• Strategies to increase public awareness
• Encouragement for school districts to use school buses that run on alternative fuels
• Policies that prohibit school buses should from idling in school yards while waiting for students
• Establishment of air pollution warning indices that promote the safety of pregnant women and their unborn children.
• Goal of attaining 25% renewable energy sources by the year 2020
• Educate people about the sources of pollution and their health consequences
• Provide medical expertise to organizations working on urban planning, renewable power, increasing fuel efficiencies, and transportation alternatives.