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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.
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According to NOAA, global temperatures have risen 0.32 degrees Fahrenheit per decade since 1981. Shielding Earth from the sun could slow that.
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Utah leaders are under pressure to end water diversions and enforce tougher restrictions in order save the drying Great Salt Lake.
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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.
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The money comes as government officials have struggled to contain destructive infernos being made worse by climate change.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The nonprofit Protect Our Winters wants outdoor-loving young people to vote in Nov. 8 midterm elections.
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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.