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In Deep Red Utah, Climate Concerns Are Now Motivating Candidates
Would-be voters in this coal and oil state signal they’re increasingly alarmed by climate change.
By Marcus Baram, Capital & Main
Driving on Interstate 215 south of Salt Lake City in late January, I couldn’t help but notice the bumper stickers on the pickup truck in front of me. One featured a rattlesnake and the classic motto “Don’t tread on me,” which dates to the Revolutionary War but has been co-opted by many right-wing ideologues. And the other featured a map of a shrinking lake and the words “Keep the Salt Lake Great,” the motto of a local environmental group focused on protecting Utah’s rivers and ecosystems.
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