WESTERN AIR GROUP QUIETLY CONSIDERS ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE

The Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP), which was formed to tackle regional haze in Western states, may take on the politically charged issue of climate change after agreeing to hold a second board meeting on the topic this summer. The issue is sensitive because some member states, including Alaska, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota, are unlikely to support mandatory action to reduce greenhouse gases. The group is administered by the Western Governor's Association. At a meeting...