Climate Change

About 50 young people gathered for a climate strike at the Utah Capitol on March 3 to voice frustrations with the lack of climate legislation this past session and call for change.

According to NOAA, global temperatures have risen 0.32 degrees Fahrenheit per decade since 1981. Shielding Earth from the sun could slow that.

Utah leaders are under pressure to end water diversions and enforce tougher restrictions in order save the drying Great Salt Lake.

Climate scientists warn, however, that it will take more than one wet winter to end the West's drought and the strain on the Colorado River.

The money comes as government officials have struggled to contain destructive infernos being made worse by climate change.

With just a few thousand Cassia Crossbills total and only a small range to roam, researchers already believed the species was heading toward extinction when, in 2020, a large wildfire burned through a significant portion of the lodgepole pine in its territory.

Policymakers from the seven states that use water from the Colorado River gathered in Las Vegas to discuss its future as climate change shrinks supply.

It’s becoming nearly impossible to find any place, outside of Salt Lake City, that truly wants to host these events. It’s a reality that has been building for decades, and one that even the IOC said could reach a tipping point soon.

Officials from Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are focusing this week on how to use at least 15% less water next year, or have restrictions imposed on them by the federal government.

The proposal made on Monday by the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management would tighten limits on gas flaring on federal land and require energy companies to better detect methane leaks.

The nonprofit Protect Our Winters wants outdoor-loving young people to vote in Nov. 8 midterm elections.

The Gila River Indian Community will leave some of its water in Lake Mead, and aims to receive federal funds from the Inflation Reduction Act.