Climate change bill readied for 2013 Legislature

Salt Lake Tribune: Climate change is making it harder and costlier to deal with wildfire on state lands, so state's land managers should take up the proper tools, according to a bill headed for the 2013 Utah Legislature. Rep. Kraig Powell, R-Midway, is proposing legislation, HB77, that urges the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands to adopt pre-suppression strategies with an eye on the how climate change is already affecting wildfire in the Utah. "This will give the division the tools it needs to respond...

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