2018 Legislature will offer smorgasbord of environmental issues

SALT LAKE CITY — The winter weather, complete with its often hazy skies, is a reminder that once again lawmakers are taking up a variety of pollution-busting measures on Capitol Hill.The bipartisan Clean Air Caucus is tackling measures that include boosting funding for continued localized air quality research, tougher penalties for smoke-blowing trucks and expanded emissions testing for diesel vehicles in Utah County.Rep. Patrice Arent, D-Millcreek, said HB101 will rope in diesel vehicles