Environmental groups file FTC complaint against Utah’s pro-nuclear energy campaign

Mary Dickson, a downwinder from Salt Lake City who has survived thyroid cancer, said when she first saw Utah’s pro-nuclear billboards earlier this year while driving to Idaho, “I wanted to scream.” The state-funded billboards with messages like “nuclear energy is cleaner than a candle” and “nuclear plants emit less radiation than bananas” were on [

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: August 17, 2026

Words: 1,702

Last Updated: 20 hours, 16 minutes ago

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Mary Dickson, a downwinder from Salt Lake City who has survived thyroid cancer, said when she first saw Utah’s pro-nuclear billboards earlier this year while driving to Idaho, “I wanted to scream.”

The state-funded billboards with messages like “nuclear energy is cleaner than a candle” and “nuclear plants emit less radiation than bananas” were on display across the state from March to July of this year, directing Utahns to learn more on the Utah …

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