Highs and Lows: Tusks Up!

The end of the week always comes too quickly, but it’s time for another edition of Highs and Lows . First, I wanted to give a shout-out to the Utah Mammoth—we are all so excited to see them in the NHL playoffs and will be cheering them on. My other high is a proposed rule that came out of the EPA this week. For too long, Utah has been wrongly penalized for pollution that comes from beyond our state’s boundaries and is outside of our control. The proposed rule would keep us responsible for meeting our air quality standards based on what we can actually manage. We can all agree that we want cleaner air, but we need to be realistic about how we regulate standards, focusing our efforts and resources where they can actually make a difference. Now, for the low—if you’re like me, you may enjoy getting your produce from our local orchards. Unfortunately, some orchards have announced that the freeze we experienced a little over a week ago wiped out their fruit for the rest of the year. It’s a major low for our farmers and our consumers alike. I hope you all have a great weekend. Read Newsletter