Gov. Gary Herbert is urging Utah lawmakers to make an unprecedented investment in air quality, advising them to budget $100 million this year on projects to clean up the skies.
The budget recommendation rolled out earlier this month states that the one-time funding could, for instance, support efforts to replace wood-burning stoves or add more electric car charging stations.
"This is significantly more than we've had in the past," Kristen Cox, executive director of the state's management and budget office, said. "We really thought we didn't want to sprinkle around our resources. This is such a top priority.