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Our top scientific institutions, including the U.S. military, NASA, and NOAA all say pollution is causing our planet to get warmer. Still, false information designed to discredit climate science is actively promoted by organizations with ties to coal and oil. Many leaders in Congress are also spreading disinformation about the climate. While fossil fuel companies are generating enormous profits, we ultimately will bear the costs associated with extreme weather and rising sea levels. Representatives for Utah in the United States Congress have an important role in supporting efforts to solve the issue. Find your representatives and their positions on climate by using the form below.

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United States Senate Representatives or Utah
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Mike Lee, senator for Utah, has cast doubt on the need to address climate change. He supported Trump's decision to exit the Paris agreement on climate. Mit Romney is also a senator in Utah. Romney has acknowledged that humans are causing climate change and has expressed support for addressing the causes of climate change.


United States House of Representatives, Utah
District 1: Blake Moore represents district 1. He has indicated he recognizes the climate issue and is in favor of approaching the problem from a Republican perspective.
We, as Republicans, have to change the conversation and highlight what we've been doing, what conservatives have been doing on this issue. The media is not going to just automatically do that. This is not an issue that we can shy away from. - Blake Moore, quoted by The Ripon Society
District 2: Chris Stewart represents district 2. He has, in the past, questioned climate science, and suggested his position was moderate. He has voted against the environment, and has stood against regulations to address climate change.
District 3: John Curtis represents district 3 in Utah. He seems to be attempting to find some shared ground on climate change.
A little over a year ago, I went in front of Utah’s most conservative think tank and criticized my colleagues who denied the science. And likewise, I took a shot at my colleagues on the left who want to 'take the head off to fix the headache.' That has launched me into the forefront of the dialogue, which I really appreciate. We can do so much better on both the right and the left on climate than what we're doing. This should be an area of strong bipartisan agreement. - John Curtis, quoted by The Ripon Society
Can we all agree that less pollution is better than more? Less carbon in the air is better? Less plastic in the ocean is better? Cleaner water is better? Cleaner air is better? Can we agree that we shouldn't waste resources and we should be more efficient? I can't imagine that there's a ton who would disagree with me. - John Curtis, quoted by Salt Lake Tribune
District 4: Burgess Owens /span> represents Utah's 4th district. He appears to acknowledge climate change, although it was not an issue in his campaign. He seems to favor a free market over regulations to address the issue.
The reason why we're doing so well in terms of bringing these issues down and making sure water is clean, our air is clean is because of the free market and process. The worst polluters in the world are China and India, where the free market is not as big a part of what they're doing. - Burgess Owens /span>, on climate change, quoted by KSL
 

Disclaimer: The statements and comments about representatives positions are the opinion of the writer. We try to include accurate information and base the representative and candidate positions on a variety of reliable sources. Sources include reputable reporting on candidates' past statements, campaign websites, press coverage of campaigns and representatives, votes in Congress on issues, and party affiliation. If you feel we are missing something, let us know. Please contact us to suggest a correction or request an update. Individual representatives and districts are updated periodically, but may at times become outdated. These statements are opinions related to how the U.S. Congress is responding to a national security and public health issue, but should be treated as opinions.



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