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President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to announce an extended moratorium on oil and gas leasing Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. The ban would apply to all federal public lands and would follow a 60-day pause on new leasing announced last week.
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A controversial highway through the Book Cliffs in Grand County won't go forward. A group of rural counties called the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition voted to suspend the project in a meeting today, citing opposition from Grand County.
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The latest Utah news on Friday evening, December 11, 2020.
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A new governmental report found that federal public land leased to energy developers at low prices brings in very little revenue. That finding could have implications for the management of public land in Utah, where the Bureau of Land Management has continued to lease public land for drilling despite plummeting demand for oil.
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The Bears Ears Monument Advisory Committee met today for a third time to discuss the management of the monument. But the plans they're making could be moot if Joe Biden wins the presidential election or a federal judge rules against the Trump Administration's reduction of Bears Ears.
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William Perry Pendley’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management may have been pulled, but he’s still effectively leading the organization.
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Friday evening, August 21, 2020Nonprofits Struggling To Stay Afloat During PandemicAlong with many businesses, non-profit organizations have been…
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Friday morning, August 21, 2020Federal CARES Dollars Headed To State ProgramsThe Utah Legislature passed a bill Thursday to direct more funding from the…
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Wednesday morning, August 19, 2020Gubernatorial Primary Renews Look At Ranked Choice VotingA Utah legislative committee met Tuesday to discuss ways to…
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Mineral and Hell Roaring Canyons are home to one of the oldest bighorn sheep herds in the United States. Golden eagles and spotted owls also make their…
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Thursday evening, August 14, 2020Unemployment Numbers In Utah Continue To Drop For the first time since the start of the pandemic, fewer than 3,000 Utahns…
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Tuesday morning, August 11, 2020Hideout’s Future Still In LimboAfter a nearly 12-hour court hearing Monday, the future growth of a small town in Wasatch…