The feds want cleaner air in Utah, but the state Legislature is ready to fight them
One lawmaker has proposed legislation that would create a process for Utah to ignore rules, like air quality regulations, in the future.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Huntington Power Plant in Emery County, on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Utah is currently challenging an Environmental Protection Agency rule that would limit pollution from power plants like this one, arguing that the cost of implementing the rule would jeopardize electrical power in the state. One lawmaker has proposed legislation that would create a process for Utah to ignore rules like this one in the future.