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Local fishermen are “going to want to get out now, especially if they have a boat,” says the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. The bad snowpack and drought are likely to take their toll.
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Canyon Guard/via canyonguard.org/tower-tour/The proposed Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola would need 22 towers to support it. The nonprofit Canyon Guard opposes the project and thinks Utahns don’t get how big the infrastructure will be. So, they’ve created a virtual tour of it. -
Mark Schiefelbein/AP, fileThe canceled rule allowed public property to be leased for restoration in the same way that oil companies lease land for drilling. It was a key part of efforts under former President Joe Biden to refocus the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management.
This week, Box Elder County commissioners green lit a 40,000-acre data center in Hansel Valley. Those in favor, including Gov. Cox, say it will bring needed jobs to the state and boost national security. Detractors argue that it’s an environmental disaster waiting to happen, draining the Great Salt Lake's water table and increasing the state's pollution. We talk with Atlantic staff writer Matteo Wong about the controversy surrounding the data center.
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One of the five finalists in NPR’s annual Tiny Desk Contest is a 15-member Utah musical group, The King Will Come. Their music promotes a message of God’s welcome. -
Media and public access have been a dominant issue during the early stages of the high-profile case. -
The three Western states say their proposal would save 3.2 million acre-feet of water through 2028. That’s enough water to serve more than 25 million people a year. -
Hagen had been under the scrutiny of Republican state leaders over an alleged relationship with an attorney representing the plaintiffs in Utah’s redistricting case. -
Como parte de los planes de reurbanización de Provo Towne Centre, los desarrolladores demolerán un parque cercano de casas móviles y lo reemplazarán con townhomes (casas adosadas). Pero la ley de Utah ofrece solo una protección limitada para los inquilinos. -
After voting yes on a hyperscale data center to be built in Box Elder County, hundreds of protestors booed the county commissioners out of the building. But as Commissioner Lee Perry explains, their vote wouldn’t have stopped the project. -
The owner of the water rights indicated that they will refile at a future date. Protesters who paid the $15 fee will not get their money back, and comments will not carry over to any future applications. -
As part of the Provo Towne Centre redevelopment plans, developers will raze a nearby mobile home park and replace it with townhomes. But Utah law provides only limited protection for tenants.
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The new law, which took effect May 6, says adult content websites must verify the age of any users physically located in Utah, regardless of whether they’re using a VPN that says they’re in another state.
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