Some Utah lawmakers deny climate change, but OK a bill recognizing its impacts after hearing pleas from students

A bill that commits Utah’s leaders to recognizing “the impacts of a changing climate” drew initial approval Thursday after an impassioned hearing.The House Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee voted 8-3 to favorably recommend HCR7 to the full House of Representatives, after a group of about 20 students from Logan High School pled with lawmakers to consider the state’s future.“We live in a rapidly changing world, and it’s forward-thinking po