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Environmental

GUEST OP-ED

Utah’s Ski Industry Needs Clean Power Plan to Survive

BY ONNO WIERINGA & PETER METCALF

This article is reprinted courtesy of The Salt Lake Tribune, June 20.

UTAH’S UNPRECEDENTED QUALITY of life and world-renowned impacts of climate change.
outdoor recreation are a huge part of what makes Utah Utah. Regardless of whether you are an outdoor enthusiast or

Unfortunately, climate change and poor air quality are not, you want this industry to thrive. Utah’s ski industry
forever altering the Utah we know and love. Fortunately, alone provides 20,000 jobs and contributes $1.29 billion to
we have a historic opportunity to help improve air quality Utah’s economy. The Outdoor Industry Association reports
and combat climate change through the Environmental that Utah’s outdoor recreation brings $12 billion in consumer
Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan, which aims spending, $3.6 billion in wages and salaries, and almost
to reduce pollution from our country’s electricity sector. $900 million in direct state and local taxes. Despite being a
The plan is critical to protecting Utah’s outdoor industries, major economic driver, the outdoor industry is competing for
particularly the ski industry, which is under threat by the influence on Capitol Hill against powerful lobbying groups

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