Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment and Utah Moms for Clean Air announced Monday they are suing Rio Tinto for polluting the Salt Lake Valley air. Dr. Brian Moench, from Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment says Utah Department of Air Quality data shows Kennecott Rio Tinto is responsible for 30-percent of dangerous particulate air pollution in the Salt Lake Valley.
See http://www.abc4.com/content/news/slc/story/Utah-environmental-advocacy-groups-sue-Kennecott/6PeTR4Vf9k-LIYTxywKoHA.cspx.
See video and report at http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=18563833.
See also http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment/53145614-78/kennecott-utah-pollution-state.html.csp?page=1.