WESTERN AIR GROUP QUIETLY CONSIDERS ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE

The Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP) is considering delving into the politically sensitive issue of addressing climate change. The group, which was formed to tackle regional haze in Western states, has agreed to hold a second board meeting on the topic this summer to discuss what -- if anything -- it wants to do on the issue. At a WRAP meeting last month, the group held a half-day information session on global warming and its impacts in the West, which...