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Federal data show Lake Mead fell Friday to a level just below the prior record low set in July 2022. The record comes after the worst snowpack on record for the Colorado River Basin.

In an email obtained by The Associated Press, the Bureau of Reclamation told various groups that water from Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona would not be released “due to significant hydropower generation concerns under already strained system conditions.”

The Sikorsky S64 helicopter was one of seven working a fire in central Utah that was caused by lightning on July 27. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration will investigate.

A new generation of small nuclear reactors is poised to come online in the next few years, as Utah, Wyoming and Idaho are all jockeying for a leg up in the new industry rush.

Utah lawmakers pushed for a 15% cut to the state portion of the fuel tax between July and December, but thanks to the Iran war and rollercoaster oil prices, the change might be tougher to spot.

The recent nuclear power symposium in Ogden is one part of Utah’s ongoing outreach to get residents as excited about nuclear as the state’s leaders and some in the business community.

The oldest was built in Kirtland, Ohio, in the 1830s and no longer functions as an active temple. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased the site two years ago. On Aug. 16, a new temple will be dedicated in the nearby suburb of Independence.

Scientists are flying research missions over northern Utah to understand better how ozone forms and how a shrinking Great Salt Lake, wildfire smoke and other factors affect the state's air quality.

Las renovaciones de DACA están tardando meses más de lo habitual, lo que les está costando el empleo a algunos beneficiarios. El Estatus de Protección Temporal y el asilo también son cada vez más difíciles de obtener, mientras la administración Trump continúa reformando el sistema migratorio.