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The man behind Utah’s efforts to land the Winter Games in 2030 or 2034 said a proposed limestone quarry a few miles east of Salt Lake City up Parleys Canyon belies the state’s efforts to prove itself as a good environmental steward.

“The International Olympic Committee is very focused on preserving our environment, very focused on sustainability, such that our bid has a big part of it around the environment and sustainability,” said Fraser Bullock, president and chief executive officer of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games.

The Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining approved a permit for a 20-acre privately owned parcel in Parleys Canyon for the future site of a limestone quarry pursued by Granite Construction Co. The land is part of a more than 600-acre parcel opponents believe will lead to a larger quarry phased in over time.

Granite Construction, which is seeking to mine the limestone at the quarry, said on its website “misinformation” has been spread about the quarry’s proximity to I-80 and how it will “industrialize” a pristine area and be an eyesore for passersby.

The bipartisan bill to suspend the nation’s debt limit has passed the Senate

The Senate voted 63-36 Thursday to pass a bipartisan bill to suspend the debt ceiling, as negotiated by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Sen. Mike Lee of Utah was one of the 31 Republicans to vote no on the bill.

“The Senate has passed a farce,” he said on Twitter after the vote.

Lee had introduced an amendment to strike a section of the bill, which he said allowed the Biden Administration to waive certain provisions of the bill.

The Senate rejected Lee's amendment in a 51-48 vote.

Prior to the vote, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney told reporters that the bill — which he planned to vote for — doesn’t go far enough to reduce the nation’s debt, but includes some important reforms.

Read more about what Lee, Romney and Utah voters had to say about the effort to tie spending cuts to the debt ceiling increase.

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