Parts of the Emerald Pools trail system have been closed since 2010 when mudslides devastated the area. Now, 10 years later and with $1.2 million spent in reconstruction, one of Zion National Park’s most iconic trail systems is open.

A coalition of rural counties is trying to convince the state to build a highway through the Book Cliffs in northern Grand County to promote tourism. But critics say the highway offers marginal benefits, is a waste of taxpayer money and could endanger big game, like elk and bison, who call the lush mountains and canyons home.

Usually in the fall, temperatures decrease and precipitation increases, keeping wildfires in check. But the National Weather Service predicts warmer, drier weather, which could prolong Utah’s fire season.

Salt Lake City residents dropped off nearly 70 semi-trucks’ worth of downed trees to the Urban Indian Center last week. Now, Utah Navajo Health System is delivering it to people on the Navajo Nation who need firewood to heat their homes this winter.here

Doctors are currently recruiting volunteers in the Navajo Nation and Salt Lake City to take part in a COVID-19 vaccine trial. The Pfizer vaccine has been proven safe and is now being tested for effectiveness across the United States.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee blames poor fire management for the wildfires in the West. But experts say the problem isn’t as simple as he’s making it seem. Climate change is prolonging the fire season and human development is also a factor.

A project to bring broadband to southern San Juan County will move forward, after receiving permits from the Ute Mountain Ute tribe. The fiber optic lines will bring faster internet to schools and libraries in Bluff, Montezuma Creek and White Mesa.

A 50-year-old agreement regarding the co-management of Lake Powell set to expire today has been extended by one year. Members of the Navajo Nation say it has limited their economic opportunity and undermines their sovereignty.

The comment period for the Northern Corridor closes Thursday at midnight. One aspect of Washington County’s preferred plan would set aside nearly 7,000 acres of land as protected tortoise habitat to make up for the proposed highway cutting through the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve. It’s a popular recreation spot, and some people are concerned about the area changing.

Almost 700,000 acres of public land in the Western United States could be leased to energy developers before the end of 2020, including 51,000 acres in Utah.

Normally, Ute people crowd into a large, round arena laced with cedar branches to perform the ceremonial Bear Dance. But this year, the event at White Mesa drew under 20 participants, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mojave Desert Tortoises have lived in Southwest Utah for thousands of years. But wildfires and climate change are putting this already-threatened keystone species even more at risk.