Economic development officials can’t help but dread recruiting tours on those winter days when northern Utah’s air is choked with pollution.
It happened last year, when foul air prompted representatives of a sophisticated foreign solar panels company to cut short a site visit, said Jeff Edwards, president and CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah.
In the end, the task force’s aim is to provide solutions, she added. "The question is, how can the Legislature help improve air quality." Salt Lake Tribune