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MariuszBlach/iStockphotoUtah cities are implementing water restrictions because of the drought in the state. “Time of day watering” ordinances is one way cities are trying to conserve water, but preliminary research from Utah State University questions the effectiveness of these regulations. -
The Colorado River’s biggest reservoirs are likely to drop to historically low levels later this year, prompting mandatory conservation by some of the river’s heaviest users.
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The Biden administration is focused on addressing abandoned oil and gas wells as part of its effort to combat climate change. But Utah faces a bigger issue in adequate oil and gas bonding. -
Death doulas are also called death midwives or end-of-life doulas, but whatever you call them, their numbers have blossomed in the last decade.
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After more than three years, a Honduran mother is granted freedom. Vicky Chavez and her two daughters took sanctuary inside First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City to avoid deportation. Thursday, she announced she’s been granted a stay of removal by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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At his monthly news conference Thursday, Utah Governor Spencer Cox announced people who recently tested positive for COVID-19 were now encouraged to get the vaccine as soon as they no longer have symptoms.
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Having stable income, safe housing and social support have greater combined impacts on a person’s health than any individual behavior, according to the World Health Organization. Addressing these social determinants of health in Utah is a priority of Gov. Spencer Cox’s administration, and the focus of a free health clinic in rural Moab, Utah.
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A new study by researchers in Utah found that Indigenous people used fire over a thousand years ago to improve forest health around Fish Lake. They said the findings could have implications for land managers.
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Despite concerns that the pandemic would drive many teachers away, more Utah teachers stayed in their jobs this year than they have over the last five years, according to data from the Utah State Board of Education.
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The president said he will move to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of an active U.S. military presence in the country.
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KUER’s Sonja Hutson caught up with Gov. Spencer Cox to ask him about what he’s accomplished so far and what still needs to be done.
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Several county Republican parties in Utah have new leaders. Five women were chosen to chair their parties — but not in Salt Lake County. Their elections last weekend came as some Utah Republicans called for more women in leadership.
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Utah received the highest grade of any state in the country in a new White House report on public infrastructure.
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Tribes in the Colorado River basin are calling for more influence in how the climate-stressed river is managed. As negotiations kick off on a new set of rules for river management, tribal leaders are optimistic, but they say they need concrete proof their perspectives will be heard.
