House committee ices climate change resolution but backs new emission-busting efforts

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill attempting to get the Utah Legislature to recognize a tepid accounting of human impacts on global climate — without any attached action or policy items — got the cold shoulder from a House committee on Tuesday, but the body did throw its support behind two bills aimed at mitigating some manmade emission sources.Rep. Ray Ward, R-Bountiful, told the House Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee that his climate resolution, HCR1, really cam