St. George • Although he remains hopeful about the long-term prospects of the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox told faculty and students at Utah Tech University Thursday that the short-term focus must be on dealing with the megadrought afflicting the state. “Our climate is changing,” Cox told the estimated 300 people who packed the university’s Kenneth N. Gardner Student Center. “There is not an expert on the planet who can tell me whether this is a 20-year drought, a 50-year drought or a 100-year drought. Cox says that’s why the state created the first-ever Office of Families, which is headed by Salt Lake County Councilmember Aimee Winder Newton.

Source: CNN October 07, 2022 19:05 UTC