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Utah House adopts resolution urging state-led response to EPA Clean Power Plan
Summary
The Utah House passed HJR 19 on March 3, 2015, calling attention to the state's response to the EPA's proposed Clean Power Plan. Sponsors argued the rule is an overreach that could penalize Utah's low-cost, coal-heavy generation; supporters said the resolution calls for flexibility and state-led solutions.
The Utah House of Representatives on March 3 adopted HJR 19, a joint resolution supporting the state's response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Clean Power Plan.
Sponsor Representative Carlos Handy distributed a cover letter from Gov. Gary Herbert and told colleagues the resolution was meant to "call attention to the proposed rule" and urge that states be…
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