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FILE - Water flows along the All-American Canal Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, near Winterhaven, Calif. The canal conveys water from the Colorado River into the Imperial Valley. California water agencies that rely on the Colorado River, said Wednesday, Oct 5, 2022, that they can reduce their use by up to 400,000 acre feet annually, an amount that's roughly one-tenth of the river water the state receives.

California offers up a 400,000 acre-feet cut to its Colorado River water

The river provides about one-third of Southern California's urban water and is the only source of water for farms in the Imperial Valley. California is legally entitled to more water than any other state and is the last to lose it in times of shortage.

Utah's Most Competitive U.S. Senate Race in Decades

It’s been nearly half a century since there was a legitimately competitive U.S. Senate race in the state of Utah. This year though, the contest between Sen. Mike Lee and independent candidate Evan McMullin is shaping to be the most interesting statewide race in generations.

Utah's Most Competitive U.S. Senate Race in Decades

It’s been nearly half a century since there was a legitimately competitive U.S. Senate race in the state of Utah. This year though, the contest between Sen. Mike Lee and independent candidate Evan McMullin is shaping to be the most interesting statewide race in generations.

Utah's Most Competitive U.S. Senate Race in Decades

It’s been nearly half a century since there was a legitimately competitive U.S. Senate race in the state of Utah. This year though, the contest between Sen. Mike Lee and independent candidate Evan McMullin is shaping to be the most interesting statewide race in generations.

Richard Reeves on 'Of Boys and Men'

The scholar Richard Reeves says boys and men are in crisis, and that it’s time for us to start taking the problem seriously.

Morning Brief: Oct. 5, 2022

State of Utah Department of Natural Resources park ranger Angelic Lemmon walks across reef-like structures called microbialites, exposed by receding waters at the Great Salt Lake on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, near Salt Lake City.

All your questions about the shrinking Great Salt Lake, answered (by a brine shrimp!)

All in all, there are a lot more questions than there are answers right now. Especially about how Utah and the Great Salt Lake got into this situation.

A sign shows the dormitories at Utah State University, Sept. 2, 2020, in Logan, Utah.

Here’s what this year’s Clery crime reports say about Utah State and Southern Utah universities

This year’s annual security reports come after a state legislative audit last spring that identified potential data entry errors in the annual security reports of several of Utah's universities and colleges.

Nalini Nadkarni

Dr. Nalini Nadkarni is an emeritus professor of both The Evergreen State College and the University of Utah, one of the world’s leading ecologists and a popular science communicator. Dr. Nadkarni’s research and public engagement work is supported by the National Geographic Society and the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. @nalininadkarni

California condors, the rarest bird in North America, are occasionally spotted in Utah's Zion National Park.

Utah hunters can help the rare California Condor by getting the lead out

The Hunters Helping Condors Program continues its 11th year of protecting the raptors from lead poisoning.

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