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An intergovernmental council in Moffat and Rio Blanco counties, just over the border from Utah, is exploring the possibility of temporary waste storage as an economic driver for a region that is seeing diminished returns from coal-fired power.
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The festival could remain in Park City and nearby Salt Lake City or move to other top contenders, Cincinnati, Ohio, or Boulder, Colorado, after next year's festival.
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Immigrants without legal status make up a large part of the workers in several industries and have a combined household income of almost $27 billion in the Mountain West.
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While Cox says the state will do “everything we possibly can” to keep the Sundance Film Festival local, he isn’t open to offering the festival the pots of money Cincinnati and Colorado are.
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In Idaho, a sheriff is raising his hand to help the feds crack down on illegal immigration. In Colorado, lawmakers are working to bolster laws to prohibit such collaboration.
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Ice Castles, the company behind the temporary art installations, is now in Utah, Minnesota, two locations in Colorado and New Hampshire. The company has expanded since its first installation in 2011.
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The lawsuit, filed in a Colorado court, says the Mountain West and commissioner Gloria Nevarez disregarded the league’s bylaws to punish the five schools leaving for the Pac-12 “in a desperate attempt to prevent further membership departures.”
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Beyond getting a multi-million dollar project on track, backers of Utah’s Uinta Basin Railway also wanted to shrink the scope of federal environmental reviews.
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The seven states that share the shrinking river are deeply divided about new rules for its future. They met in Las Vegas for the annual Colorado River Water Users Association, or CRWUA, conference.
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The case is about more than Utah’s long-fought oil train project. It’s become a test case, with many interested parties, over the future of environmental review.
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As the Colorado River Water Users Association gathers, the seven river states are like kids coming home to a family reunion. Policy watchers are frustrated with their level of disagreement.
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Boise State advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West women's volleyball tournament by beating Utah State on Wednesday night. But the Broncos announced later they would not play Friday against San Jose State.