The vote by House Republicans helps clear the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to sharply expand mining and drilling on public lands. The Republican-majority Senate must still approve the House action.

Flagstaff, Arizona, became the first ever DarkSky Community in 2001. Central Idaho is home to the only DarkSky Reserve in the U.S. and Utah has the highest concentration of places globally. More towns in Colorado want to join the ranks.

After a promising forecast, monsoon rains ghosted Utah for most of the summer. While the recent showers were a welcome relief, they couldn’t help the state climb out of its precipitation deficit.

The U.S. Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to cut nearly $800 million in NIH research funding for projects that relate to DEI topics. Utah researchers worry about what that means for the progress of health science in the state.

In the past, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah has typically been able to estimate how many patients will come in. But when the weather swings too far in any direction, it’s hard to buy the right amount of supplies.

Utah’s reservoirs are at 67% capacity, but some people are tuning out the message to save water.

Several environmental groups want the federal government to curb water waste in the Lower Basin states of California, Arizona and Nevada.

Millions of people visit Utah’s national parks for their awe-inspiring views, but air pollution often gets in the way. Federal moves to reverse emission-cutting policies could put the parks’ air even more at risk.

The move by the Colorado River Indian Tribes in Arizona and California would give rights of nature to the water, marking a historic first.

Since 2000, heat has become the primary force behind how severe and widespread Western droughts get.

The announcement Friday by federal officials means Arizona will again go without 18% of its allocation, while Mexico loses 5%. The reduction for Nevada will stay at 7%

The lawn rebate program in St. George, Utah, has replaced enough irrigated grass to save 125 million gallons of water each year.