DOGE killed a potentially life-saving Utah air quality project. Could the Legislature step in?

By: Eric S. Peterson, Utah Investigative Journalism Project

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: February 23, 2026

Words: 1,866

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch.

In 2024 clean air advocates had high hopes that a $1 million EPA grant could help communities understand how toxic the air in their neighborhoods can be and would install life-saving radon systems in at-risk homes across the state.

But then the grant got DOGE’d.

In terms of federal grants the funding was small, but the impact would …

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