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EPA official lauds new Salt Lake City program

By Brady McCombs
Published May 22, 2014 12:32am ET
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EPA official lauds new Salt Lake City program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Gina McCarthy makes remarks during a news conference Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in Salt Lake City. The head of the EPA was in Salt Lake City Tuesday to talk about the agency's efforts to reduce carbon pollution. The Utah appearance by EPA administrator McCarthy is her first stop in a three-city tour that also includes Seattle and Portland. She is meeting with politicians, local leaders and business people as the EPA tries to implement President Barack Obama's climate-change plan. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) | Rick Bowmer

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In the first stop on a three-city Western tour, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday touted a Salt Lake City initiative that encourages businesses to be more energy efficient.

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said the program targeting large buildings fits nicely within the agency’s efforts to reduce carbon pollution.

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