Presidents can't undo national monuments, new study says
As Utah political leaders continue predicting President Donald Trump will shrink or even erase the new Bears Ears National Monument, a soon-to-be published legal analysis concludes that presidents...
View ArticleUtah conservationist buys Needles Outpost for $2.5 million at SITLA auction
A Utah trust-lands parcel at the Needles entrance to Canyonlands National Park fetched a record $2.5 million Wednesday from a conservation buyer after a brief bidding war. The square-mile section —...
View ArticleHatch proposes new plan for states struggling with "one-size-fits-all" ozone...
A new proposal from Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch could give the state more time to address its growing problem with ozone pollution. The Senate bill — co-sponsored by Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. — would...
View ArticleWith California going coal-free, power plant near Utah's Delta switching to...
California’s state ban on coal-fired power has prompted an independent plant in rural Utah to convert to natural gas. The Intermountain Power Agency, which owns the coal-fired Intermountain Power...
View ArticleBears Ears comments weigh heavily in favor of monument
Commenters on both sides of the Bears Ears National Monument debate say Utah’s Cedar Mesa and surrounding lands should be protected, yet many remarks submitted to the Interior Department reflect...
View ArticleCity lands $1.2 million to overhaul Red Butte, Emigration and Parley's creeks...
The non-profit Seven Canyons Trust has received $1.2 million in grants to restore about 200 feet of Salt Lake City’s natural urban waterways at 1300 South and 900 West near the Jordan River. Water...
View ArticleWho has rights to use water in Salt Lake? We've been trying to find out since...
When Lance Anderson got a water-rights summons in the mail recently, he thought it might be a winning ticket. Like many of his neighbors, Anderson said he heard water rights were valuable commodities,...
View ArticleDon't oppose drilling if you want state cash, Utah lawmaker tells Torrey voters
The Fremont River winds through Torrey, but the historic southern Utah town gets its drinking water 15 miles away from springs on Thousand Lakes Mountain in Fishlake National Forest. Town leaders in...
View ArticleBears Ears critics' numbers are misleading: A look at early monument sizes
Bears Ears National Monument critics routinely point to the sprawling reach of President Barack Obama’s proclamation, taking in the swath of canyon country from the San Juan River north to Indian...
View ArticleBusinesses race to Bonanza Flats rescue
With time running out on the $38 million deal to conserve Bonanza Flats, several Park City-based businesses are backing last-ditch fund-raising efforts to cover the remaining $2.6 million gap with two...
View ArticleEPA sues over hazardous mine tailings near Park City
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would like to know whether an old mining conglomerate will keep its financial commitments to clean up hazardous tailings near Silver Creek outside Park City....
View ArticleHigh water forces closure of lower Logan Canyon campgrounds, picnic sites
High water from the Logan River prompted forest rangers on Wednesday to close some campgrounds and picnic areas in the lower part of Logan Canyon. Sites affected include the 2nd Dam day use and...
View ArticleDiesel Brothers call clean-air suit against them 'overly broad'
Utah television personalities known as the Diesel Brothers have asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit against them that says the group violated the Clean Air Act. Cole Cannon, the group’s legal...
View ArticleBLM travel plan suits resolved, but conflict persists
Over objections lodged by several Utah counties, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday signed off on a settlement the Bureau of Land Management negotiated with several environmental groups to...
View ArticleEnvironmental group accuses Utah's 'Diesel Brothers' of harming environment,...
A group of environmentally minded Utah doctors plans to bring legal action against local television personalities who, the doctors say, have made illegal modifications to diesel vehicles’ pollution...
View ArticleDeal with LDS Church secures Utah climbing spot
It has been 56 years since Ted Wilson and Bob Stout put up Little Cottonwood Canyon’s first climbing route at Gate Buttress, an area what has evolved into a world-class climbing destination on the...
View ArticleTrump's withdrawal from Paris climate accord draws mixed Utah reaction
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from participation in the Paris climate accord, announced Thursday, drew a wide-ranging and mixed reaction from Utahns. Echoing views voiced...
View ArticleBLM yanks oil and gas leases proposed near Zion after complaints from...
After getting an earful from local residents and state officials about possible drilling near Zion National Park, the Bureau of Land Management on Friday reversed course on proposed oil and gas leases...
View ArticleBreach may help solve toxic mystery in Great Salt Lake
After a temporary hiatus, a highly poisonous form of mercury may soon return to the Great Salt Lake. Scientists are closely monitoring the lake’s intricate ecosystem after a breach was opened in...
View ArticleUtah's top wildlife official named to U.S. post
The U.S. Interior Department has named Utah’s top wildlife official as deputy director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, helping fill a leadership vacuum that has persisted for more than four months....
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