HEAL Utah

08/21/2026

📢 HEAL Utah is hiring!

We’re looking for an Air Quality Policy Specialist to help shape and advance policies that protect public health and move Utah toward cleaner air and a healthier future.

This is a hands-on policy role with opportunities to:
🌱 Lead campaigns on air quality, climate, transportation, and energy
🏛️ Work directly on Utah legislative and regulatory policy
🤝 Build coalitions and engage communities across the state
📊 Conduct research and develop evidence-based policy solutions
📣 Help turn complex policy into clear, compelling public messaging

We’re looking for someone with strong policy and research skills, political savvy, and a passion for environmental and public health advocacy.

💰 Starting salary: $65,000–$70,000
📍 Salt Lake City / flexible work options
📅 First review deadline: September 6, 2026

Know someone who would be a great fit? Share this with them!

Learn more and apply: https://www.healutah.org/heal-utah-air-quality-policy-specialist/

08/19/2026

Data centers are expanding rapidly across Utah, bringing growing concerns about water use, rising energy demand and costs, impacts on our air and climate.

At HEAL Forward on September 2, we’re bringing together experts in public health, labor, environmental law, and community advocacy to ask a critical question: As data centers expand, who bears the costs, and what policies are needed to protect Utah communities?

Meet our panelists:

🟠Sarah Schear, MD, MS
Board-certified pediatrician bringing a public health and climate perspective.

🟠Caitlin McLennan
Utah Political Director, Operating Engineers Local 3, bringing expertise in workers, rural communities, good jobs, and Community Benefit Agreements.

🟠Brigham Daniels
Professor at the University of Utah College of Law and Co-Director of the Wallace Stegner Center, bringing expertise in environmental law, water, and natural resources.

🎤Moderated by Gabi Finlayson, Senior Partner at Elevate Utah.

Together, they’ll discuss what unchecked data center growth could mean for Utah’s water, energy bills, environment, workers, and communities, and what stronger protections and smarter policies could look like.

HEAL Forward
September 2 | 6:00 to 8:00 PM
Tanner Atrium at Westminster University
Tickets: $50

Join us for food, drinks, and a conversation about putting Utah communities first. RSVP today! Link in bio

08/19/2026

Volunteer with HEAL! Being part of a grassroots community means that every little bit helps. Whether your volunteerism at HEAL is new OR you are an old friend, we welcome you to sign up for upcoming opportunities today at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdngrEn_q6-eR1DpkDvu_Kme9q3If3hhtRsDkR0-wx8vxYLfw/viewform?pli=1

08/14/2026

HEAL Utah has stood alongside the White Mesa Concerned Community for years.

We have spent time in Bears Ears and fighting against the Energy Fuels uranium mill through our work as a grassroots and advocacy organization.

☢️ And today, we applaud some of our elected officials in investigating corrupt actions from companies that are benefiting from the destruction of our state for financial benefit.

☢️ This uranium mill is an ancient relic and the company has been trying for years to revive a dead industry. An industry that caused countless illnesses to families from radiation exposure during the last boom and bust cycle.

☢️ At the same time, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is lowering radiation protection standards intended to protect uranium workers and our communities.

🙌 Take action today and fill out our action alerts in our bio.

08/11/2026

🚊 What does federal transit funding have to do with Utah’s air quality? A lot.

Congress will soon make major decisions about the future of federal transit funding—and those decisions could shape how Utah invests in public transportation, improves air quality, and prepares to welcome the world for the 2034 Winter Olympics.

Join HEAL Utah and the National Campaign for Transit Justice for Reimagining Transit: Federal Transit Funding & the Future of Utah’s Air Quality, a lunchtime webinar breaking down:

🏛️ Reauthorization 101: How Congress actually funds public transit
🚉 How federal dollars can help improve transit here in Utah
🌬️ What better transit means for Utah’s air quality
🏔️ Why these investments matter as Utah prepares for 2034
📣 How you can make your voice heard

We’ll end the webinar by taking action together and writing to Utah’s federal delegation in support of continued federal investment in public transit.

📅 Wednesday, August 26
⏰ 12:30–1:30 PM MT
💻 Virtual via Zoom

Want better transit and cleaner air in Utah? Join us.

🔗 Register at

Webinar: Reimagining Transit Join HEAL Utah and the National Campaign for Transit Justice for a lunchtime webinar exploring the latest status of federal transit funding…

08/10/2026

Our Great Salt Lake still needs our help, and the stakes just got higher.

In July, Gov. Cox and the US Department of Energy signed an agreement that ties funding to save the Great Salt Lake to hosting a federal nuclear hub - and that’s being promoted as a good thing.

HEAL isn’t quite sure about that trade off. We are watching this closely because our communities deserve to be included in decisions that will impact our lake, our environment, our health, and our futures.

We have been fighting high-level radioactive waste coming into our state for decades, are you ready to stand up and fight with us again?? Let’s keep Utah waste free!

08/07/2026

HEAL Forward is back! 🌄

Join us on September 2 for HEAL Utah’s Annual Fundraiser & Community Forum—an evening bringing our community together to look ahead at some of the biggest environmental challenges facing Utah.

This year, we’re turning our attention to the rapid growth of data centers in Utah. What could this expansion mean for our energy system, water resources, air quality, and communities? And how should Utah respond as demand continues to grow?

HEAL ally Gabi Finlayson will facilitate a panel discussion with environmental, legal, and ethics experts exploring what the explosive growth of data centers means for Utah’s future.

Come learn, connect with the HEAL community, and help us continue building a healthier future for Utah. 🧡

📅 September 2 | 6:00–8:00 p.m.
📍 Westminster University
🔗 Get your tickets at today at: https://www.healutah.org/events1/heal-forward/

08/06/2026

Utah was just selected by the U.S. Department of Energy as one of five states to help develop a proposed Nuclear Fuel Cycle "Innovation Campus" — a project that could bring uranium enrichment, fuel fabrication, spent fuel reprocessing, and radioactive waste storage to our state.

HEAL Utah has been raising concerns about the nuclear and radioactive waste industry for decades. Utah has already lived with the impacts of uranium mining, nuclear weapons testing, and waste disposal — and this expansion could mean more transportation, processing, and storage of radioactive materials here, without meaningful public input.

At the same time, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering changes that could weaken public health protections and reduce oversight of radioactive materials nationwide.

Read our full statement on what this means for Utah communities: https://www.healutah.org/utah-advocates-warn-of-risks-following-doe-selection-of-utah-for-nuclear-fuel-and-radioactive-waste-developments/

Tell the NRC to keep protecting our communities and maintain meaningful oversight: https://www.healutah.org/act-now-tell-the-nrc-to-continue-protecting-communities-public-health-and-meaningful-oversight/

And if you're able, help fuel this fight — donate $20 or become a monthly sustainer and get one of our new "Keep Utah Waste Free" yard signs: https://www.healutah.org/donate/

Utahns deserve transparency and a real voice before decisions like these are made. Stay informed. Speak up.

08/05/2026

WE MUST NOT CREATE A NEW GENERATION OF DOWNWINDERS!!! Generations of cancer, trauma, and environmental health impacts were born from America’s nuclear bomb tests.

With Utah’s embrace of nuclear power in the form of a recently announced ‘Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus’ and the federal government’s chipping away at safety standards, it is more important than ever before to listen to the voices of those impacted by radiation and ensure safety standards remain high!

08/03/2026

Join HEAL Utah and researchers for another round of interactive focus groups! We will talk about the impacts of the decline of the Great Salt Lake on you and your community and learn how to DIY an air purifier with all materials supplied for free!

Any resident (18+) living in communities nearby or dependent on the Great Salt Lake can join us in Ogden on Wednesday, August 12th 6-8 pm or in Kearns on Thursday, August 13th 2026 from 6-8 pm. Those under 18 cannot participate in the study but they are welcome to join and participate in the build!

RSVP today so we can get supplies and dinner!

Please note, Ares won’t be leading the event, we are bummed about it too.

Join us!