The head of Utah’s Department of Environmental Quality says she’s had a good experience working with the person picked to head the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Gina McCarthy was head of E-P-A’s air quality division until President Obama tapped her for the top job this week.
Amanda Smith at DEQ says she’s optimistic McCarthy will be able to work with the state on Utah’s unique problems, such as winter ozone in the Uintah Basin.
Governor Gary Herbert will meet with Cache County officials Wednesday in Logan to talk about air quality. County officials requested the meeting with the Governor to express their concerns about state plans to expand vehicle emissions testing.
Cache County Executive Lynn Lemon says the majority of the people in his region do not want emissions testing on vehicles. That’s why the County Council voted against it. Lemon says the state should not impose this policy against the will of the county.
