Mining and energy industry representatives discussed the regulatory hurdles they say are holding back “responsible” industrial growth across Utah with Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, at a summit she held at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday.

Titled “The Regulatory Pendulum,” Maloy’s forum focused on how federal regulations have swung back and forth depending on what political party controls the White House, and how that’s created uncertainty not only in energy development, but also delays in completing major projects like bridges and pipelines.

She and the panelists argued it’s holding Utah and the U.S. back by bogging major projects down in years of bureaucratic processes.

The forum’s perspectives focused on regulatory issues, and speakers did not include environmental advocates

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