Environmental issues took center stage at Utah Legislature last week. Here’s what happened.

From water and billboards to clean cars and the inland port, lawmakers advanced proposals despite cries from green-minded Utahns.

(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) A quiet afternoon at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) A quiet afternoon at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.

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