Salt Lake City mayoral candidate Luz Escamilla announced Tuesday a number of new environmental policies she says would help clear the air if she’s elected this November.
Escamilla, a state senator and Zions Bank executive, promised to push to offset the city’s power with 100% clean energy by 2023, reduce tailpipe emissions by 25% through improvements to public transit and continue fighting the inland port, a massive distribution hub development planned for the city’s northwest side.
“Living in Rose Park where some of that air quality really impacts [my family] every single day and our children are there, I know that we have to make very big, bold changes,” she said during a news conference at the Jordan River Park.