In Utah, environment issues are now encouraging prospects
This story was initially released by Capital and Main.
Driving on Interstate 215 south of Salt Lake City in late January, I could not assist however observe the decal on the pickup in front of me. One included a rattlesnake and the timeless slogan "Don't tread on me," which dates to the Revolutionary War however has actually been co-opted by numerous conservative ideologues. And the other included a map of a diminishing lake and the words "Keep the Salt Lake Great," the slogan of a regional ecological group concentrated on safeguarding Utah's rivers and environments.
Those double views completely record the values of Utah, a crimson state whose natural appeal is being threatened by more extreme heat waves and severe dry spell. A happy coal- and oil-producing state, it's led by conser...