2024 UT Senate race: on Environment


John Curtis: Ban Natural Asset Companies from "ecological performance"

Representative John Curtis (R-UT) introduced a bill to protect Utah's public lands from Wall Street activist investors. The bill prohibits Natural Asset Companies, or any similar entity, from entering into any agreement that would impact land in the state of Utah.

"Wall Street shouldn't be allowed to control Utah's land just to meet with ESG goals," said Rep. Curtis [ESG: Environmental, social, & corporate governance]. "Western communities rely on public lands for their livelihoods, recreation, and more. This rule, and any similar proposal to authorize Natural Asset Companies, is a direct threat to that way of life."

In 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a rule that would allow Natural Asset Companies (NACs) to own the rights to ecological performance and license rights to minerals, water, or air from "sovereign nations or private landowners." In 2024, the rule was abruptly pulled after receiving widespread opposition, including from Congressman John Curtis.

Source: House press release "Wall Street" on 2024 Utah Senate race Jan 19, 2024

Caroline Gleich: Lobbied EPA to cut emissions from coal plants

Gleich described lobbying at a federal EPA hearing. "Walking into this, they had bused up hundreds of coal miners from the mines, and given them all signs, and we had to walk through this super long barricade of coal miners. It was really scary," Gleich said, "and when I spoke, not a single person clapped. It was a really intense experience. But at the end of this, the EPA required Utah coal plants to cut emissions that were causing haze in national parks. So it ended up being a win."
Source: Daily Utah Chronicle on 2024 Utah Senate race

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Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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