Steve Handy

Opinion: Conservatives aren’t against climate action. These Utahns are proving it

The real debate over greenhouse gases and climate change isn’t whether we should be reducing emissions — it’s how we go about reducing emissions

By Steve Handy

The national debt clock is seen in midtown Manhattan.

Opinion

Opinion: Why debt deal’s permitting reforms are a win for the rural economies

The debt ceiling bill includes major reforms to federal permitting processes that will help rural America.

By Steve Handy

Wind turbines stand at the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon in Spanish Fork on Feb. 18, 2021.

Opinion

Opinion: Congress can speed up America’s push for cleaner energy

If we hope to lower energy prices and lower emissions at the same time, we have to start building in America again. That means we need permitting reform

By Steve Handy

Water flows over the spillway at the East Canyon Dam on Tuesday, June 11, 2019.

Opinion

Opinion: The answer to solar and wind energy storage isn’t giant batteries — it’s mountain reservoirs

By pumping water uphill to our reservoirs, we can use the energy later by letting the water run through hydroelectric generators.

By Steve Handy

Rep. Steve Handy, R-Layton, speaks at a press conference at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.

Opinion

Opinion: Utah’s rare write-in campaign

The story behind Steve Handy’s write-in campaign began on a chilly evening with low Republican turnout

By Steve Handy

Dust from the exposed lakebed of the Great Salt Lake, which reached historical lows in 2016, is a major threat to air quality along the Wasatch Front.

Opinion

Opinion: Sen. Romney is helping Utahns breathe easy with clean air action

Utah’s air quality is improving, but we still have more work to do. Let’s celebrate the successes as we continue to strive for clean air.

By Steve Handy

Opinion

A humble — local — answer to climate solutions

Responsible stewardship of our environment is something that those in Utah’s agriculture industry do every day.

By Steve Handy

Opinion

With clean air and clean energy, Utah’s potential is unlimited

By Steve Handy