Letter: Students call for focus on renewable energy resources

Recently, Utah Youth for Environmental Solutions (UYES) requested the State Institutional Trust Lands Administration participate in an Earth Day Town Hall concerning climate action. The administration declined our invitation, sending a message that the board doesn’t take climate change or youth seriously. SITLA provides funding for K-12 public education and other beneficiaries by generating revenue from harmful extractive industries (oil, gas and mining). As a student, this rejection makes